Question

QUESTION 20 Which of the following is true about the effect of irradiation on the quality of foods? a. Irradiation hastens the ripening of fruits Ob. Irradiation causes a noticeable change in the appearance of foods. Oc. All foods will have a moderate amount of texture change. d. Vitamin loss is comparable to that of other food preservation methods. Oe. Trace amounts of residual radiation will remain in the foods.

Answer 1

20.Irraduation of a food is q method to preserve food by increasing its shelf life and kill the harmful microorganisms. They don't change the color, texture,ripens fruits earlier, appearance of the food products.These radiation are nor left behind after the irradiation hence totally radioactive free and sage to use.It does not change the nutritional value of the food products to a greater extent apart from a portion of the vitamin B groups loss .

Ans:Vitamin loss is comparable to that of of other food preservative methods

21.Produce refers to the vegetables and the fruits recievd from the agricultural ground directly and labelled on the product. There are chance for presence of illness causing organism, contaminated by touch with ground pr whatever the material used in the farm to grow .Hence rinsing is the best method to remove any contamination from it .It reduce the contamination by about 10 percentage.

Ans:Rinsing fresh produce will remove all contaminants that may be on the service.