Temperature Control

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Understanding the importance of temperature control in preventing bacterial growth and food spoilage, including proper refrigeration, freezing, and cooking temperatures.

- "Food preservation includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the oxidation of fats." - "This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process."
- "By preserving food, food waste can be reduced, which is an important way to decrease production costs and increase the efficiency of food systems." - "Improve food security and nutrition and contribute towards environmental sustainability."
- "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."
- "Preserving fruit by turning it into jam, for example, involves boiling, sugaring, and sealing within an airtight jar."
- "Some traditional methods of preserving food have been shown to have a lower energy input and carbon footprint 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'."
- "By preserving food, food waste can be reduced, which is an important way to... contribute towards environmental sustainability."
- "Improve food security and nutrition."
- "Preserving fruit by turning it into jam... involves boiling, sugaring, and sealing within an airtight jar."
- "By preserving food, food waste can be reduced, which is an important way to decrease production costs."
- "Make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the oxidation of fats." - "Slow down the decomposition and rancidification process." - "Inhibit visual deterioration."
- "Boiling (to reduce the fruit's moisture content and to kill bacteria, etc.)"
- "Sugaring (to prevent their re-growth)"
- "Sealing within an airtight jar (to prevent recontamination)"
- "Increase the efficiency of food systems."
- "Improve food security and nutrition."
- "Preserving food includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth."
- "Reduce the environmental impact of food production."
- "Some methods of food preservation are known to create carcinogens."
- "Processed meat—i.e., meat that has undergone salting, curing, fermenting, and smoking—is classified as 'carcinogenic to humans'."