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Spoiled
Food that is no longer good to eat because it has started to go bad. Example: The milk is spoiled; it smells sour.
The process of breaking down or rotting over time, usually caused by bacteria or fungi.
Decay
How long food stays safe to eat.
Shelf life
Rotten
Food that is very spoiled, usually soft, smelly, and breaking apart.
Example: The apple is rotten; it’s brown and mushy.
A taste often associated with spoiled milk or dairy products.
Sour
Pathogen
Germ that makes people sick.
Decay
The process of breaking down or rotting over time, usually caused by bacteria or fungi.
Example: Leaves decay on the ground in the fall
When a fuzzy growth, usually green or white, appears on food like cheese or fruit.
Moldy
Food breaking down or rotting
Decomposition
Moldy
When a fuzzy growth, usually green or white, appears on food like cheese or fruit.
Food that is very spoiled, usually soft, smelly, and breaking apart.
Rotten
Preservation
Keeping food fresh longer.
Sour
A taste often associated with spoiled milk or dairy products.
Food that is no longer good to eat because it has started to go bad.
Spoiled
A type of desiccation from being kept in a freezer for too long, resulting in dryness and discoloration.
Freezer burn