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Vinegar is a preservative because it composes many acids.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agovinegar is in the form of acetic acid which helps us in pickling and also preventing the growth of micro organisms.it is a method of food preservation.
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∙ 13y agoVinegar is acidic so it has a low pH
The low pH inhibits the enzymes inside the microorganisms, this preserves the vegetable.
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∙ 13y agoVinegar is an acid that preserves food by killing harmful bacteria that can spoil food.
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∙ 8y agoVinegar can preserve food. It is the key ingredient for many fermented products. It is found in many preserved and fermented foods, from pickles to sauerkraut.
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What is the examples of food preserve?
vinegar (when pickling), salt . . .
How did people preserve food on a sailing boat?
Before cans, jars, and freezers. Food was preserve by being salted, being placed in oil, or with vinegar.
How does vinegar preserve food?
it is acidic so it would significantly retard bacteria growth. Using vinegar to preserve food is called pickling. It usually involves removing water from the food by soaking it in a brine (salt water) solution and then allowing the food to soak the vinegar back into it. Many foods can be pickled such as fish (herring) and cucumbers.
What household materials can preserve food?
Examples: salt (sodium chloride), vinegar, sugar.
How oil and vinegar prevent spoilage of food?
Oil and vinegar have antiseptic qualities which help preserve food. The oil submerses the food from any airborne contaminants, while the vinegar sterilizes the food's environment.
What is to preserve by soaking in vinegar or brine?
Foods soaked in vinegar are pickled, and soaked in salt are salt-cured. Both are means of preserving food. <><><> It is called "pickling"
Could water preserve food?
Water doesn't necessarily preserve food. However, the canning process can preserve food. The boiling process can prevent any transfer of bacteria, fungus or microbes.
What is the uses for vinegar?
To flavour food To preserve food It can also be used to discourage rodents such as mice and rats from entering your garden if you sprinkle some around the edges of your garden
What methods could sailors have used long ago to preserve food?
One method could have been pickling the food.
How does water preserve food?
water can not preserve food it attracts mold
Could a person with chronic heart failure have vinegar on their food?
Yes - no problem.
What is the opposite of preserved?
The opposite of preserve could be destroy or consume. The opposite of preserving food could be consuming and/or wasting it.
