Question

Salting of food items helps in preservation by :
(a) Lowering temperature
(b) Killing microbes
(c) Removing the water
(d) All of these.​

Answer 1

Answer:

It helps by removing water and in turn killing the microbes as microbes can't survive without water

Answer 2

Answer:

Salting of food items helps in preservation by removing the water. Option (c) is correct.

Explanation:

• The various methods through which the growth of microorganisms is prevented in the food are called food preservation methods.

• Freezing, pasteurization, canning, and irradiation are the various food preservation methods.

We know that reproduction and growth of the microorganisms are very high in places where the moisture content is large. These microorganisms are the main cause of the spoilage of food.

So, if we want to inhibit the growth of the microorganisms, we have to reduce the moisture content to a high level. This is done by salting food as it removes or dries up the water from the food.

Hence, salting of food items helps in preservation by removing the water.

Option (c) is correct.