NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY-ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781260518498
Author: Anderson
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 5, Problem 7MC
All of the following are routinely used to preserve foods except
a) high concentrations of sugar.
b) high concentrations of salt.
c) benzoic acid.
d) freezing.
e) ethylene oxide.
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Chapter 5 Solutions
NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY-ACCESS
Ch. 5 - How is preservation different from pasteurization?Ch. 5 -
2. What is the most chemically resistant...Ch. 5 - Explain why it takes longer to kill a population...Ch. 5 - What is the primary reason that wine is...Ch. 5 -
5. What is the primary reason that milk is...Ch. 5 - When canning, why are low-acid foods processed at...Ch. 5 - How are heat-sensitive liquids sterilized?Ch. 5 -
8. How does microwaving a food product kill...Ch. 5 -
9. How is an iodophore different from a tincture...Ch. 5 - Name two products commonly sterilized using...
Ch. 5 - Unlike a disinfectant, an antiseptic a) sanitizes...Ch. 5 - The D value is defined as the time it takes to...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 5 - Prob. 4MCCh. 5 - Which concentration of alcohol is the most...Ch. 5 - All of the following could be used to sterilize an...Ch. 5 - All of the following are routinely used to...Ch. 5 - Aseptically boxed juices and cream containers are...Ch. 5 - Commercial canning processes are designed to...Ch. 5 -
10. Which of the following is false?
a) A...Ch. 5 - An agriculture extension agent is preparing...Ch. 5 - As a microbiologist representing a food...Ch. 5 - This graph shows the time it takes to kill...Ch. 5 -
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