How do foods decay?

Answer 1

* Microbes grow on and in food causing it to decay or rot. Microbes will increase in numbers as they destroy the food. They are almost everywhere and on almost everything you can think of. They are in the air, the water, the soil, your food, your clothes, and on your hands. Basically, all the methods of foods preservation or eliminate or decayby either slowing down the growth of the microbes or eliminating the microbes.

Answer 2

Food is an organic substance, meaning that it's full of micro-organisms which will effectively eat it to be able to make more of themselves. Food that isn't treated and either cooked or frozen will eventually be swarming with micro-organisms.

We call food rotten because eventually, all those micro-organisms eating and reproducing create a lot of gasses as a result, which smell rotten to Humans.

Answer 3

Foods go rotten when they are plagued with bacteria. This happens as the food gets older over time. The bacteria are always present in the food, however they take over and break down the mass that is the food as time passes.

Answer 4

Bacteria are a leading cause that makes food decay. These many bacteria grow and thrive in great amounts of heat causing your food to decay at a quick rate.

Answer 5

Food decays and rots due to the growth of organisms that develop over time. These organisms feed on the food item, causing it to decay and become unfit for human consumption.

Answer 6

Decay is usually caused by microorganism and enzymes within the food.