In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Food Additives 2. Classification of Food Additives 3. Food-Borne Molds and Mycotoxins (Food Contaminants) 4. Testing of Food Additives. Introduction to Food Additives: Food additives have acquired a social acceptance in the processing and preservation in order to maintain the taste and quality of food […]
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Spoilage of Food (With Diagram) | Microbiology
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary to spoil is to ‘deprive of good or effective qualities’. When a food is spoiled its characteristics are changed so that it is no longer acceptable. Such changes may not always be microbiological in origin; a product may become unacceptable as a result of insect damage, drying out, discolouration, […]
Why is Food Preservation Done? | Microbiology
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Get the answer of: Why is Food Preservation done? From the earliest times, storage of stable nuts and grains for winter provision is likely to have been a feature shared with many other mammals but, with the advent of agriculture, the safe storage of surplus production assumed greater importance if seasonal growth patterns were to […]