Food Preservation

Purpose of preserved food

Preserved food will last longer

Food preservation methods

Boiling, pickling, vacuum packing, drying, freezing, salting, canning & bottling, waxing, pasteurisation

Boiling

Process of heating food at high temperature

Pickling

Process of brining food in a sugar & salt solution

Vacuum packing

Process of removing air from a container or food packaging

Drying

Process of drying food under the sun or in an oven

Freezing

Method of keeping food at the freezing point or lower

Salting

Process of using salt to remove moisture from food

Canning & bottling

Process of boiling food to kill microorganisms, cooling & put in airtight container

Waxing

Process of cooling fruits & vegetables with liquid wax