Processing on Nutrients

Question 1

boil food to sterilize it and seal it in an impervious can or jar to preserve it

Answer 1

canning

Question 2

dehydrate food to eliminate the water that microbes require for growth

Answer 2

drying

Question 3

grind, heat, and blend foods with color and flavor additives and push the resulting paste through screens to form various shapes

Answer 3

extruding

Question 4

cool foods to its frozen state to stop bacterial reproduction and slow enzymatic reactions

Answer 4

freezing

Question 5

package food in a gas impermeable container which air is removed or replaced with other gases to preserve food freshness

Answer 5

modified atmospheric packaging

Question 6

expose food to elevated temperature for long enough to reduce bacterial contamination

Answer 6

pasteurizing

Question 7

expose food to high temperatures for a short time to eliminate microbial contamination

Answer 7

ultra high temp processing