Food Preservation Techniques and Microorganisms Quiz

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What is the principle of low temperature preservation of food?

  • Enhancing microbial activity
  • Preventing natural food enzymes
  • Promoting food spoilage
  • Reducing microbial activity (correct)

What are the main methods used for the preservation of foods?

  • Canning, pickling, salting, sugaring, smoking
  • High pressure, fermentation, vacuum packaging, additives
  • Freezing, freeze-drying, pasteurization, dehydration
  • Low temperature, high temperature, drying, radiation, and chemicals (correct)

What leads to spoilage of food?

  • Preservation methods and food additives
  • Radiations and chemicals
  • Microbial activity and environmental conditions (correct)
  • Natural food enzymes and low temperature

What do preservation techniques aim at?

<p>Reducing or eliminating microorganisms in food (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influences the type and extent of microbial activity leading to spoilage?

<p>Intrinsic characters of the food and environmental conditions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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