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Much of the food we purchase and eat contains some sort of preservative. Food needs to be preserved because it does not take very long for it to go bad. Did you know that Salt used to be the major preservative used in preserving meat on a long voyage?
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoFood needs to be preserve ensure a long life and does not spoil. Foods needs to be stored in the right temperature and in a controlled moisture environment to ensure that no micro-organisms spoils the food.
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∙ 16y agoSo it doesn't go off and cause you to get food poisoning.
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∙ 16y agoTo save it for use when it is no longer growing in the garden
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∙ 14y agoFood is preserved to increase the shelflife of food in order to save money. longer shelf life
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How Louis Pasteur preserved food?
He preserved food by pasteurization .
What food can be preserved by heating?
All fruits and vegetables can be preserved by canning.
What are the concepts of food preservation?
food preservation is a preserved food
How did people preserve food in 1960?
In 1960 people preserved food by freezing it. Food was also preserved by home canning or pickling methods and storage.
Food is preserved by adding what other than salt?
Food is preserved by curing with salt, smoking, pickling, drying, or canning.
What happened to food that is not preserved?
It spoils.
What two things are preserved by chemicals?
Food freshness and vitamin content can be preserved by chemicals.
Is preserved food nutritious?
Yes, preserved foods may be nutritious and useful; and frequently they are inevitable.
What food can be preserved for 1000 years?
Water.
How can you avoid taking food with preservatives?
Eat fresh food, avoid preserved food
Is word fossilized can be use as word preserved?
In some instances the to words can be used without much change in meaning. The insect was fossilized in amber. The insect was preserved in amber. But in most cases they should not be used interchangeably because there is a difference. The food was preserved in a can. The food was fossilized in a can. I don't know about you but I'd take my can food preserved and not fossilized.
How did Romans save food?
The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.The Romans, like all the ancient peoples, saved or preserved their food by either salting it or drying it.
