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3. FOOD PRESERVATION AND PROCESSING
3. food PRESERVATION AND PROCESSING . 1. INTRODUCTION. The main aim of food PRESERVATION is to minimize the growth of microorganisms during the storage period, thus promoting longer shelf life and reduced hazard from eating the food . Fruit and vegetables are an important supplement to the human diet ass they provide the essential minerals and vitamins and fibre required for maintaining health. For various reasons, this abundance of production is not fully utilized and about 25-30% of it is wasted due to spoilage. Most of fruits and vegetables are seasonal crops and perishable in nature. In a good season there may be a local glut, particularly of fruit, but because of insufficient transport facilities, lack of good roads and poor availability of packing materials, the surplus cannot be taken quickly enough to the natural markets in urban areas.
163 3. FOOD PRESERVATION AND PROCESSING 1. INTRODUCTION The main aim of food preservation is to minimize the growth of microorganisms during the
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