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प्रश्न
What damage is caused by rancidity?
उत्तर
Rancidity damages food items due to the development of unpleasant smell, generally in fatty and oily foods.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen. Why?
Which term is used to indicate the development of unpleasant smell and taste in fat and oil containing foods due to aerial oxidation (when they are kept exposed for a considerable time)?
Explain why, food products containing fats and oils (like potato chips) are packaged in nitrogen.
Name two anti-oxidants which are usually added to fat and oil containing foods to prevent rancidity.
Explain, by giving an example, how oxidation and reduction proceed side by side.
What type of chemical reaction is responsible for causing 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 ____________.
