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Balancing a Chemical Equation

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Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen. Why?

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Oil and fat containing items get rancid due to oxidation with atmospheric oxygen. To prevent rancidity food items are flushed with nitrogen. Nitrogen do not reacts with oil and fat containing items.

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