Question

Define rancidity. Why chips manufacturers flushes chips bags with nitrogen gas?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen because the food containing fats and oil become rancid after sometime because of oxidation and give smell having a bad taste. Presence of nitrogen helps food to save from rancidity..

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Answer 2

Nitrogen is flushed in bags full of chips as it restricts the chips from oxidizing i.e. the part which makes the chips go stale.

Unlike oxygen which is quite reactive and combines with other molecules causing the chemical change, Nitrogen is nonreactive and quite stable.

So, nitrogen is good for storing foods.