INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY IN TODAYS WORLD
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Dehydration
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Cooking
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Canning
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Freezing
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Detailed explanation-1: -dehydration, in food processing, means by which many types of food can be preserved for indefinite periods by extracting the moisture, thereby inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of food preservation and was used by prehistoric peoples in sun-drying seeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Food drying is a method of food preservation in which food is dried (dehydrated or desiccated). Drying inhibits the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and mold through the removal of water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Drying or dehydration is, by definition, the removal of water by evaporation, from a solid or liquid food, with the purpose of obtaining a solid product sufficiently low in water content.