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Can food poisoning bacteria make food look taste and smell unpleasant?
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∙ 10y ago
The bacteria makes food look and smeel unpleasent are termed 'spoilage' bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas). However, these bacteria do not make you sick. The bacteria responsible for making you sick are called pathogens. They are most often not involved in spoilage, so you can be eating a food that looks fine on the outside, but in fact it has be contaminated with Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus or Campylobacter jejuni, for example.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes, there is often a period in which there are enough microorganisms to make you sick but not enough to be detectable by the look, taste, or smell of the food. But eventually those things will be affected.
One very early warning that usually occurs well before there are enough microorganisms to make you sick is the surface of the food develops a "slimy" feel. It is still usually safe to eat such food when this just begins, especially if you cook it as the microorganisms are still only on the surface of the food. But be cautious! Note: this does not apply to ground meats and chopped foods, if they get "slimy" throw them out immediately!
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What is the term used to indicate the development of unpleasant smell and taste in butter and oil containing food?
Rancid
Which term is used to indicate the development of unpleasant smell and taste in butter and oil containing food?
rancid
What does foxglove smell like?
Foxgloves are a type of flower in the genus Digitalis, which is a group of garden plants. They are sometimes poisonous, taste bitter, and smell unpleasant.
Which term is used to indicate development of unpleasant smell and taste in fat and oil containing foods due to oxidation?
Rancidity
Can you smell see or taste food poisoning bacteria?
Not really. That's what makes it so insidious - the consumer can't detect the problem. Microbiologists can often recognize the odor of certain bacteria that they are growing in the lab, but that is under controlled circumstances and at populations far higher than an infective dose.
How can vibriosis be prevented?
Contamination with Vibrio bacteria does not change the look, smell, or taste of the seafood.
What is an explanation of the term rancidity?
Rancidity means having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils.
You and your date go to a new barbecue restaurant You get severe food poisoning and are very sick to your stomach All you can smell and taste is barbecue sauce After this you can no longer think a?
taste aversion
What is ill savoured?
"Ill savoured" generally means something that is unpleasant or distasteful in taste or smell. It can also be used to describe something that leaves a bad taste in one's mouth figuratively, such as a situation or behavior.
Over cooked brussel sprouts have a unpleasant smellwhy do they smell like that?
Because cooking releases a chemical that smells like sulfur. It makes an unpleasant smell and usually a bitter taste too. Cooked longer than 5-8 minutes and you increase the chances of releasing the chemical sinigrin.
Which term is used to indicate the development of unpleasant smell and taste in fat and oil containing food due to aerial oxidation?
I would use the term rancid.
Does boiling purify rancid butter?
No. It may kill any bacteria, but the butter will still smell and taste rancid.
