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Which of the following chemicals are used to check the growth of microorganism?

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Important Questions on Microorganisms Friends and Foe

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What do you understand by pickling of food?
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Name the common salt which is used as a preservative in pickles and in curing meat and fish. (Sodium chloride/ Sodium carbonate)
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Name two fruits which are preserved:
In the form of pickles.
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_____ (Salt/Sugar) is used to preserve fish, meat and pickles.
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How does salt preserve food items?
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Fill in the blank from the given options below:

_____ is used to preserve raw mangoes and amla.

(Nitrogen, Lactobacillus, Viruses, Amoeba, Yeasts, Water, Drying, raisins, Fungi, Pasteurisation, Salting)

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Which of the following is preserved by sugar?
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Adding salt and sugar to food substances help in preserving them for longer durations. It is because excess salt and water _____.
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Name two fruits which are preserved:
In the form of jams.
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Reena loves mangoes. She wants to preserve these for winters. Which one of the following is a good way of preserving them?
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Which one of the following matches is not a correct way of food preservation?
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Name two food materials which can be preserved by using sugar.
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Salting the food helps to preserve it by:
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What is used to preserve amla, raw mangoes, tamarind, etc...?
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How does salt and sugar help in food preservation?
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Which of the following is an example of a preservative?
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What has been used to preserve meat and fish for ages?
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Name two food materials which are preserved by using common salt.
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Glass jars and bottles are dried well in the Sun before filling them with pickles. Why is it so?