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The addition of preservatives, refrigeration or freezing are used to slow the spoiling of food. Salt is often used as a natural preservative for meats and fish. Sulphites are used with fruit products.

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what substances or chemicals prevent food from spoilage or decomposition
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Refrigerate the food at the proper temperature in an appropriate container. If cooked, eat it within a couple of days.

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Many chemicals are used as food preservatives.

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These substances are called preservatives.

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See a long list at the link below.

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sulfites

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What is used to prevent food from spoilage?

refrigeration, salt, preservatives


Why can salt and sugar be used as a preservative to prevent spoilage?

They can both prevent the growth of bacteria that cause food to spoil.


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Food technology is a process in which food production process are used to make food. An example of food technology is the different scientific experiments used to prevent food spoilage.


Why are perservatives used in bread?

To prevent mold and spoilage.


Why did Louis Pasteur invente Pasteurization?

This is used to prevent the spoilage of milk.


How does sugar prevent spoilage of food?

Heating, cooling/freezing, packaging, drying, saccharifying, salting


What does pasterization mean?

Pasteurization is a process used to prevent bacterial growth in food and slow spoilage. It involves heating liquid to a specific temperature and then cooling it rapidly.


What is the name of the chemical used to prevent the breakdown of emulsions in food plastics and paint?

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State a generalization about food spoilage that could be used as a warning to food consumers?

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What is the most common food preservative?

Salt. It has been used for centuries to inhibit spoilage of food.


What is food spoilage agents?

bacteria, molds and fungi are responsible for the spoilage of foods. Several methods are used to prevent spoilage by killing these spoilers and then sealing them out. Among these methods are dehydration, pasteurization, curing, smoking, vacuum packing and canning.


A synthetic polymer used to cover food to prevent spoilage and contamination?

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