INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY IN TODAYS WORLD
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food spoilage
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food poisoning
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food preservation
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Food deterioration is defined as a process that renders a product unacceptable or undesirable for consumption and is the result of the biochemical activity of microbial populations that predominate in the product.
Detailed explanation-2: -Food spoilage is the process by which food becomes unsuitable for eating. Spoilt food shows undesirable changes like change in colour, odour, texture and taste of food items. Eating spoilt food can make a person fall sick.
Detailed explanation-3: -1 Microbial spoilage. Microbial spoilage is caused by microorganisms like fungi (moulds, yeasts) and bacteria. They spoil food by growing in it and producing substances that change the colour, texture and odour of the food.
Detailed explanation-4: -The predominant bacteria associated with spoilage are Brochothrix thermosphacta, Carnobacterium spp., Lactobacillus spp., Lactococcus spp., Leuconostoc spp., Pediococcus spp., Stretococcus spp., Kurthia zopfii, and Weisella spp.