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What is food poisoning? What are the methods to preserve food?


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Food poisoning:

  1. Food poisoning, often known as foodborne sickness, is a condition brought on by consuming spoilt food.
  2. The most prevalent causes of food poisoning are infectious organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites, or their toxins.

Food preservation:

  1. The main goal is to keep food from spoiling until it may be consumed.
  2. Food can be preserved by various methods.

Chemical method:

  1. Chemically, food preservatives are used to preserve food.
  2. Preservatives such as benzoates, sorbates etc.

Drying:

  1. Drying is one of the oldest and best preservation techniques to preserve food substances.
  2. Dry fruits are the best examples of preservation.

Freezing:

  1. Frozen food has a great demand in recent days.
  2. Foods can be stored for long durations and can be thawed back to normal at room temperature.

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