Tag: food spoilage and adulteration
Questions Related to food spoilage and adulteration
Apples are generally wrapped in waxed paper to
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Prevent sunlight for changing its colour
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Prevent aerobic respiration by checking the entry of $O _2$
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Prevent ethylene formation due to injury
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Make the apples look attractive
Apples are wrapped with waxes after they are harvested to increase their shelf life till they reach the end consumer. The waxing process closes the pores present on the fruit preventing exchange of gases, thus reduced catabolism and senescence.
Sodium benzoate is used to preserve
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Meat
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Fish
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Dairy product
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Fruit cocktail
Dehydration of food is also known as
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Dessication
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Drying
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Sterilization
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Both A and B
UHT stands for____________.
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Ultra high temperature
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Unique high temperature
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Ultra hot temperature
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All of the above
Pasteurisation is?
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Heating of liquid at $65^o$C
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Heating of liquid between $65^o$ - $80^o$C followed by rapid cooling
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Heating of solids at $65^o$C
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None of these
Pasteurization is a process in which milk is heated at high temperatures (65 degree celsius approx) followed by rapid cooling to kill pathogenic bacteria.
Which of the following are commonly used as food preservatives?
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Boric acid and zinc phosphide
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Bleaching powder and chlorine compounds
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2, 4-D and zinc phosphide
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Sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite
Food preservatives are chemicals that are used to inhibit microbial growth in food. These chemicals are food additives and increase the shelf life of food. Sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite are the common food preservatives used in jams, jellies etc. Thus the correct answer is option D.
Which of the following is not paired correctly?
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Alexander Fleming - Penicillin
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Leeuwenhoek - Microscope
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Elic Metchnikoff - Phagocytes
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Louis Pasteur - Antiseptic
Louis Pasteur is regarded as one of the greatest saviors of humanity and was responsible for the discovery of pasteurization. His pasteurization process concluded that all fermentable liquid could be prevented from a spoiling with a special heating treatment.
Vinegar used as preservative for pickles, is _____ % aqueous solution of acetic acid.
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1 to 2
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5 to 8
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25 to 30
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100
Heating milk at 65$^o$C followed by sudden cooling is known as
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Sterilization
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Preservation
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Pasteurization
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Fermentation
Pasteurization is a heat treatment process where the milk is heated at 60-70$^0$C for 15 to 30 seconds and suddenly chilled and store. This method is used to kill the bacteria in liquid and foods and inhibits their further growth. It is named for the French scientist, Louis Pasteur, who gave this preservation technique in the 1860s.
Pasteurised milk is
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Sterile and will not turn sour
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Free from pathogenic bacteria
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Not free from bacteria
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Both A and B
Pasteurization is the preservation technique of milk. It is used
- To increase milk safety for the consumer by destroying disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens) that may be present in milk.
- To increase keeping the quality of milk products by destroying spoilage microorganisms and enzymes that contribute to the reduced quality and shelf life of milk.