Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 30, Problem 10MC
Canned pickles require less stringent heat processing than canned beans, because pickles
a) contain fewer nutrients.
b) are more acidic.
c) have a lower aw.
d) contain antimicrobial chemicals.
e) are less likely to be contaminated with endospores.
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