INTRINSIC FACTORS {CHAPTER 2}

Example of high acid vegetable:

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How acid in foods can be present? Choose THREE answers:

• Naturally present

• Through photosynthesis
• Produced during fermentation

• Added during processing

Mold and yeasts are able to grow at (a)   pH than bacteria.

A food stored in air will have a (a)   Eh than when it is stored under vacuum gas.

Aerobes microorganism tend to grow on high Eh food

• Yes

• No

Anaerobes tend to grow on high Eh food

• Yes

• No

How to reduce water activity of foods? CHOOSE THREE answers.

• Adsorption process

• Adding solutes

• Freezing

• Drying

Is water considered as nutrient?

• Yes it is.

• No, it is not

Which organism is capable of utilizing large and complex components in food?

• Bacteria

• Yeast

• Mold