Question

can fresh vegetables and fruits be stored in airtight containers for a long period of time like uncooked dry pulses and rice ? Why or why not

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

no vegetables and fruits cannot be stored in a alike containers for a long period of time because vegetables can be preserved for a long time so microbes spoil our food cooked or uncooked food so if we want to store food for a long time we have to prevent the growth of microbes in their by removing water from eat them adding salt or sugar or by adding chemical preservatives

Answer 2

Yes they can because there is no flow of oxygen , but after some they will rot maybe after a few weeks

But if they r freeze dried then maybe no coz there is no oxygen in them