Definitions for food preservation
food preser·va·tion

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1. Food preservation

   Food preservation prevents the growth of microorganisms (such as yeasts), or other microorganisms (although some methods work by introducing benign bacteria or fungi to the food), as well as slowing the oxidation of fats that cause rancidity. Food preservation may also include processes that inhibit visual deterioration, such as the enzymatic browning reaction in apples after they are cut during food preparation. Many processes designed to preserve food involve more than one food preservation method. Preserving fruit by turning it into jam, for example, involves boiling (to reduce the fruit's moisture content and to kill bacteria, etc.), sugaring (to prevent their re-growth) and sealing within an airtight jar (to prevent recontamination). Some traditional methods of preserving food have been shown to have a lower energy input and carbon footprint, when compared to modern methods.Some methods of food preservation are known to create carcinogens. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization classified processed meat, i.e. meat that has undergone salting, curing, fermenting, and smoking, as "carcinogenic to humans".Maintaining or creating nutritional value, texture and flavor is an important aspect of food preservation.

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1. Food preservation

   Food preservation usually involves preventing the growth of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-organisms, as well as retarding the oxidation of fats which cause rancidity. Food preservation can also include processes which inhibit visual deterioration, such as the enzymatic browning reaction in apples after they are cut, which can occur during food preparation. Many processes designed to preserve food will involve a number of food preservation methods. Preserving fruit by turning it into jam, for example, involves boiling, sugaring and sealing within an airtight jar. There are many traditional methods of preserving food that limit the energy inputs and reduce carbon footprint. Maintaining or creating nutritional value, texture and flavour is an important aspect of food preservation, although, historically, some methods drastically altered the character of the food being preserved. In many cases these changes have now come to be seen as desirable qualities – cheese, yoghurt and pickled onions being common examples.

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1. Food Preservation

   Procedures or techniques used to keep food from spoiling.

How to pronounce food preservation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of food preservation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of food preservation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of food preservation in a Sentence

1. Andreas Essig:

   Copsin is an exceptionally stable protein, so you can for example boil it at 100 degrees, you can put it in strong acid for hours, you can also treat it with very aggressive enzymes and it remains completely active. This feature allows us, for example, also to go into applications in food industry, food preservation, productions where strong acids in high temperatures are very common.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Preservation
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=food preservation