Principles of Food Preservation MCQs

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Q21.
Which of the following organisms have a high resisting effect at high temperatures?
Discuss
Answer: (d).Thermoduric
Q22.
Which of the following is true about clostridrium botulinum?
Discuss
Answer: (d).All of the mentioned
Q23.
Which of the following spore forming bacteria may lead to overcooked and degraded canned food?
Discuss
Answer: (c).Thermophiles
Q24.
Thermophilic flat sour spoilage is due to _____
Discuss
Answer: (c).Equipment or ingredients
Q25.
Statement 1: Thermophilic flat sour spoilage generally doesn’t take place at home.
Statement 2: Thermophilic flat sour spoilage has one difficulty that there is only formation of acids and no gas leaks.
Discuss
Answer: (b).True, True
Q26.
Niti and Reeti go shopping. Niti picks up a pickle bottle which is slightly bulged. Reeti immediately asks her to keep it back saying that he bulging means it is spoiled. What could be the reason for the bulging?
Discuss
Answer: (b).Gas is released
Q27.
Niti brings home two packets. One is a pickle bottle and the other a tomato soup packet. After opening the packet, reading the expiry date and smelling them she realizes that they’re both spoiled. Which of these two would she anyway haven’t known (other than the expiry date) to be spoiled without opening?
Discuss
Answer: (a).Tomato soup packet
Q28.
What change in pH should be made to tomato soup to increase its preservation?
Discuss
Answer: (c).Make it neutral
Q29.
Which of the following is a reason for the addition of spice oils to certain foods for the reason of preservation?
Discuss
Answer: (c).Reduces heat resistance of spores
Q30.
Statement 1: Salt inhibits the heat resistance of bacteria.
Statement 2: Phosphate ions are important in spore formation.
Discuss
Answer: (b).True, True
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