Question

Mention two ways to check 'Rancidity".

Answer 1

two ways to check "rancidity" :-
1. food smells like crayons or putty.
2. food tastes like rancid nuts.

Answer 2

Rancidity:

Rancidity is an oxidation process of food materials with the long exposure of food with atmospheric oxygen. There are several ways to prevent this process.  

Two ways to check “Rancidity”:

1.   Addition of antioxidant chemical compounds prevent the oxidation of food. At the same time we can store the food in airtight containers as it decreases the rate of oxidation.

2.   Another method is to use Refrigerator that keeps the food at very low temperature so that enough energy is not available for the oxidation process.