Question

Buttermilk spoils if kept in a copper or brass container. Give reason for it.

Answer 1

Butter milk contains lactic acid.The lactic acid present in the buttermilk reacts with the copper or brass container and reaction product is toxic salt, this spoils the Buttermilk ,which may be harmful for human body.May cause food poisoning. So, we should avoid keeping of buttermilk or any milk products in Copper or Brass containers.

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Answer 2

Dear Student,

● Rancidity -

• Rancidity is the complete or incomplete oxidation or hydrolysis of fats and oils when exposed to air, light, or moisture or by bacterial action, resulting in unpleasant taste and odor.

Q. Buttermilk spoils if kept in a copper or brass container because -

• Lactic acid is present in buttermilk.
• When buttermilk is kept in copper/brass container for some time, it reacts with copper/brass to form a toxic salt.
• This is unfit for human consumption and thus the buttermilk gets spoiled.

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