Question

Define :-
a. Rancidity​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rancidity refers to the spoilage of a food in such a way that it becomes undesirable (and usually unsafe) for consumption. When people say that a food has "gone bad," what they're usually talking about is rancidity.

Definition:

When we use old, left over cooking oil for making food stuff, it is found to have  foul odour called rancidity.

Explanation:

If food is cooked in such oil, its taste also changes. When oil  or ghee is left aside for a long time or fried food is left aside for a long time it undergoes  air oxidation and becomes rancid. Rancidity in the food stuff cooked in oil or ghee is  prevented by using antioxidants. The process of oxidation reaction of food stuff can also  be slowed down by storing it in air tight container.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

rancidity is a process in which food objects containing fat or oil get exposed to oxygen. the end product is the food object gets rancid and its taste and smell changes there are few steps taken to prevent it for example flushing it with nitrogen or adding a reducing agent to the food object

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