Question

Explain the term of Rancidity with an example

Answer 1

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Rancidity - When oils and fats containing food are kept in open for long , there smell and taste change , i,e they become RANCID . This is known as Rancidity.

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Example - when we keep a packet of chips ( opened ) out for a long time it will become RANCID because it contains oils and fats.

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Methods to Prevent RANCIDITY:

1. Keeping in Air tight containers

2. Flushing with Nitrogen ( as in case of chips packets )

3. Refrigeration

4. Adding Antioxidants .

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