Question

Salt is used to preserve food by removing .......... from it.

• A. Moisture
• B. Microbes
• C. Air
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Moisture

There are different methods for the preservation of the food. Salting is one of the oldest methods which is used for the preserving food for a long time. The food is soaked in salt or brine water. The addition of salt removes the moisture by the process of exosmosis. The presence of salt and no moisture prevents bacterial contamination. So, the food does not get degraded for a longer period of time.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.