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प्रश्न
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Anti-oxidants are often added to fat containing foods to prevent .............. due to oxidation.
उत्तर
Anti-oxidants are often added to fat-containing foods to prevent rancidity due to oxidation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the term Rancidity.
Explain, by giving an example, how oxidation and reduction proceed side by side.
What damage is caused by rancidity?
What type of chemical reaction is responsible for causing rancidity?
State and explain the various methods for preventing or retarding rancidity of food.
The term used to indicate the development of unpleasant smell and taste in fat and oil containing foods due to aerial oxidation is:
(a) acidity
(b) radioactivity
(c) rabidity
(d) rancidity
If edible oil is left aside for a long time, it will get rancid.
All the methods mentioned below can be used to prevent the food from getting rancid except:
(i) Storing the food in air-tight containers.
(ii) Storing the food in the refrigerator.
(iii) Keeping the food in clean and covered containers.
(iv) Always touching the food with clean hands.
Which of the following gases is used in the storage of fat and oil-containing foods for a long time?
A substance added to food containing fats and oils is called ____________.
