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Canning is an important and safe method for preserving food if used properly. The canning process involves placing foods in jars or similar containers and heating them to a temperature that kills microorganisms that cause food to go of. During this heating process air is forced out of the jar and as it cools a vacuum seal is formed. This vacuum seal prevents air from getting back into the product bringing with it contaminating microorganisms.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoCanning helps to preserve food by removing the air from the food. This causes the food to decompose much less quickly or not at all.
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∙ 12y agoYou put water in the pressure canner which helps create steam when the lid is twisted on. The pressure builds up and seals the jar lid which helps preserve the foods you are canning.
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∙ 10y agoSimply stated, the canning process kills off bacteria that spoils food by means of salt, acid, and/or heat and sets up a vacuum seal so that the canned food cannot be contaminated.
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∙ 13y agoPreservation of food for later consumption.
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Can you preserve cabbage by canning it?
yes you can or you can pickle it . canning anything will help it to not spoil.... because the air has toxins in it that makes your food rot and when your cabbage isn't getting at the air it doesn't spoil.
How long does canning preserve food for?
Maybe up to a year if you keep it in the correct place remember cool and dry! Hope it help!
How are micro-or-ganisms helpful?
They preserve food so it can keep for longer. Also they help make bread, keep us alive and kill harmful bacteria...
Why is food cook before its canned?
Usually food is not cooked before it is canned. However, all food is cooked during the canning process. There may be a few reasons why you would cook food before canning. Cooking may help dissolve things like pectin or thicken things like starch. Cooking may also help extract flavors from ingredients. Also, food is almost always heated before canning to help remove atmospheric gasses from the can.
What element is used in can manufacturing to help preserve food?
tin
What method of food preservation did Nicolas Appert develop to help feed Napoleon's army?
Canning
Why does the smoking of meat act as a preservative?
It makes meat fresh and makes it last longer
Why are additives put into food?
Additives are put into food to make it taste better, look better and last longer. Sometimes, substances are merely applied topically. For example, ethylene gas is used to change the color of green oranges to orange, and carbon monoxide is used to restore or preserve cut meat's bright red color. Even at home, we put additives into our food, for the same reasons. Salt, sugar and vinegar can be used to help preserve food.
How does salt preserve fruit?
yes because salt is a kind of molecule that would help to preserve the fruit and make it last longer
How does the formation of ice on orange help the orange by freezing?
It helps preserve the orange and keep it fresh longer.
Why are preservatives now added to foods?
to help keep the food for longer This will help them keep longer
Why silver and aluminium are used for wrapping food material?
Because they help to preserve the food and prevent stuff from getting in contact with the food(example:insects)
