Types of Food Preservation
Why do we Preserve food
Definition
method use to preserve
100

The most common food preserving

the method is to store food in the

Reridgeration

100

We have so many tomatoes in the Growing Leaders garden, I think we will _______ the extra.

can

100

What is often the cause of food poisoning in preserved foods?

bad bacteria or microbes

100

cocoa

drying

200

packaging process that preserves food for longer by creating a vacuum that removes the air before sealing, preventing the growth of micro-organisms.

Vacuum packing

200

To make use of food when it is _____ and _____

a)expensive and hard to find.

b)fun and easy

c)cheap and plentiful

cheap and plentiful

200

the process of treating and handling food in such a way as to stop or greatly slow down spoilage and prevent foodborne illness while maintaining nutritional value, texture and flavor.

food preservation 

200

water 

freezing

300

Temperatures are much lower in

the ________ and food can be stored for

longer periods.

freezer

300

Preserving foods help maintain the ____________ so your body can still use them.

a)nutrients

b)water

c)mass

nutrients

300

Another name for drying 

dehydrating 

300

fruits 

jam making or drying

400

Sauerkraut and kimchi are examples of 

fermentation

400

Preserving foods helps to Increase their ___________life.

shelf life 

400

perishable foods are preserved by 

refridgeration 

400

vegetables

pickling or canning or freezing

500

The oldest method of food preservation is

drying 

500

Lactic fermentation is named after this chemical which was orginally found in spoiled milk but is also found in your muscles when you are working really hard physically.

lactic acid

500

orange rind is persevered by 

drying 

500

tomatoes

freezing or canning 

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