Methods Of Food Preservations Flashcards
Food preserved in vinegar
Pickling
Preserves meat, vegetables due to the action of acetic acid which prevents microbial growth
Pickling
Food preserved in salt such as fish, meat
Salting
Salt prevents microbial growth
Salting
——— of fish and meat prevent spoilage by dehydration
Smoking
The wood smoke contains many compounds, which are anti- microbial and slow rancidification of animal fats.
Smoking
it is a method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed and sealed in an airtight container at high temperature.
Canning
- father of canning
Nicholas Appert
It is a method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed and sealed in airtight bottles at high temperature
Bottling
Liquid foods like milk, wine, etc.
Bottling
It is the process of heating milk below boiling point (or any liquid or a food) to kill pathogenic bacteria to make the food safe to eat.
Pasteurization
Stops fermentation
Pasteurization
Named after Pasteur who introduced the technique
Pasteurization
Keeping food at low temperatures or cold
Refrigeration
Remain unspoiled in refrigerator @ 40C
Refrigeration
Freezer temperature should be -180C
Refrigeration
Deep freezer @-600C are good at storing meat and fish
Refrigeration
To remove microbes from food
Sterilization
Milk sterilized by boiling at 1000C
Sterilization