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Why do we preserve food items?

Important Questions on Food Safety

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Food can be preserved by _____.
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Fish and meat can be preserved and packed in cans.
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Sweetening and salting of food lead to the food getting spoilt.
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We refrigerate many food items to preserve them. Even refrigerated food should not be used after 2-3 days. Why?  
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Food, if kept for long, gets spoilt.
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What is preservation of food? Write down the different methods of food preservation.
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The preservatives used in pickles.
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Write any three ways in which food can be preserved.
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Which of these is not a method of food preservation?
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Why does your mother keep items like fruits, vegetables, milk and curd in the refrigerator?
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Fill in the blank using the words given below.

(Junk, food, grain, washed, growth)

The _____ must be kept covered.
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What does your mother do with the extra food cooked at home? Does she throw it away or does she store it in the fridge?
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If we want to keep food for later use, then we have to preserve it by using an appropriate method. 

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This can be preserved for a long time.