Food Storage and Preservation

Q. Food preservatives fasten the process of food spoilage.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following gas is used in food preservation?

1. Nitrogen
2. Oxygen
3. Argon
4. Helium

Q. ___ is almost always added to pickles to preserve it for a long time.

Q. is almost always added to pickles to preserve it for a long time.

1. Salt
2. Water
3. Ginger

Q. is a process of preserving food using salt and vinegar.

1. Refrigeration
2. Acidification
3. Pickling

Q. Identify the food preservatives.

1. Dry salt
2. Sugar
3. Ketchup
4. Vinegar
5. Oil
6. Water
7. Brine
8. Yeast

Q. Identify the preservative(s) not used in food preservation.

1. Oil
2. Water
3. Sodium benzoate
4. Potassium sulphate

Q.

Cooking vegetables and meat help in killing most of the microorganisms present in it.

1. False

2. True

Q. is the process of food preservation by drying.

1. Moisturisation
2. Dehydration
3. Mummification

Q.

Which of these are used as food preservatives?

1. sodium chloride

2. sodium metabisulphite

3. both of these

4. none of these