Food Presivation Flashcards

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Heat

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Heating kills most microorganisms
Example=pasturised milk cooked food and canned food

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Freezing

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Microorganisms cannot multiply whithout warmth
Example=frozen meats fish ready meals

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Drying

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Microorganisms need air to reproduce
Example =noodlepots coffe gravy granials

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Removing air

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Most Microorganisms need oxygen to reproduce food is sealed in cans, MAP and vacuum packaging
Example equals food and cans and jars, sandwiches, crisps, vacuum packed meats and fish

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Chemicals

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(Salt, sugar, vinegar, and smoke) changing the pH level of the food to create a hostile environment for the microorganism
Example, pickles salted meats, smoked fish chutneys jam

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