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Who discovered Fermentation in 1857?

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Important Questions on Food, Health and Disease

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How can improper cooking methods destroy nutrients in food?
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_____ may be lost during cooking.
(Carbohydrates, roughage, nutrients, goitre, whole, proteins, washing)

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You should eat overcooked food.
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Vriti is cooking spinach in her kitchen. She chopped the spinach finely, washed it thoroughly and shallow fried it in an open pan. Do you think she cooked it the right way? Give reasons for your answer.
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What happens when water in which food material is boiled during cooking, is thrown away later on?
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Name any two special chemicals which are used as food preservatives.
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Overcooking destroys the _____ in the food. [cells/nutrients]
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Cooking improves the taste of food and makes it easier to digest. It also results in the loss of certain nutrients at the same time. State some safety measures so that loss of nutrients can be minimised during the process of cooking?
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State two pre-cooking practices which lead to the loss of nutrients in food materials.
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Describe the method of pasteurisation for the preservation of milk.
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Vineet prepared salad containing cabbage for himself, whereas Mohan cooked cabbage for his meal. Who got more vitamin C from the cabbage?
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State two beneficial effects of cooking food. Name two cooking practices which lead to the loss of nutrients in food materials.
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Name some of the preservatives which are used in the preservation of fruits as jams and jellies.
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Give two cooking practices that lead to the loss of nutrients in food materials.
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Low temperature inhibits the growth of?
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List three cooking practices which can lead to the loss of nutrients present in food. 
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What do you mean by pasteurisation of milk?
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Milk is preserved by?
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Name two food materials which are usually preserved by deep freezing.
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Write important things to remember while cooking?