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Sugar preserves food by lowering the water activity (aw). If the aw is 85 or less, spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms can't grow. Microorganisms all need proper food, water, temperature and acidity to grow and adding sugar to appropriate levels can prevent bacterial growth.
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What fungus decomposes fruits?
High sugar, salt or acid content creates a hostile environment for fungi and bacteria. Candying, salt curing and pickling are methods commonly used to preserve food.
What do plants store as food?
sugar The plant store food in the form of non-soluble sugar (starch), proteins and fats.
How long does salt preserve food for?
It does Because salt kills germs and cleanses ur food as well as lemom juice
How does pasteurization preserve food?
You are heating it, which destroys the bacteria or slows the microbial growth, so less bacteria in the food, which makes it safer to eat!
What do chloroplasts make food in the form of?
Sugar
Salt and sugar work to preserve food by creating what environment?
Hypertonic environment.
How do sugar and salt help in food preservation?
Both sugar and salt can preserve equally well and have been used as preservatives since bygone days. Salt is better used to preserve meat while sugar would do well as a preservative for fruits.
What household materials can preserve food?
Examples: salt (sodium chloride), vinegar, sugar.
What preserve food?
That depends on the type of food. There are several ways to preserve food: Dehydrate the food (Food with less water will not likely spoil), Freeze Foods and add antimicrobial chemicals.
What are some conditions need to preserve food?
The best ways to preserve food are to: Freeze the food Boiling or blanch food at high temperatures Use alcohol, acid, and salt and sugar in high concentrations Exclude air Remove moisture
Why is possible to preserve food by adding salt or sugar?
The addition of salt or sugar reduces the water that is available so that spoilage organisms won't grow.
What does sugar do to preserve bread?
Nothing, it is not used as a preservative in bread. to preserve bread is preservative not the sugar.
How does water preserve food?
water can not preserve food it attracts mold
What are two natural food preservatives that most of us have in our kitchen cupboards?
Common preservatives used at home include salt, vinegar, and citrus juice.
Does water preserve foods?
On meat, salt can preserve food.
Can you preserve sugar cane juice by cooling it?
yes
How does heat preserve food from rotting?
well once you have cooked the food it is ready to it so there is no need to preserve it
