Question

Give any two methods of preservation of pickles. Also name any two preservatives.

Answer 1

Answer :  

          Dry preservation , salting, refrigeration are some of the methods used to preserve pickles.

   We can add preservatives like:  

• Salt
• Vinegar

• Oil

         Sometimes the spices that we use also act as preservatives for pickles.

Answer 2

Two methods of preservation of pickles and the name of two preservatives are:

• Food is need to be protected from fungal and bacterial attack as they spoil the food and is not good for eating. spoiled food can cause food poisoning.
• Food preservatives can be physical and chemical. examples of food preservatives are sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite.
• Food is preserved by adding salt, keeping it in a refrigerator or heating it.
• Pickles are preserved by fermentation and by adding vinegar in it.
• Fermentation prevents the pickle from spoiling as the alcohol released is acidic and creates an acidic condition that prevents microbial attack.
• Vinegar is also acidic so prevents the pickles from bacterial attack.