Prevention

From
Spoilage of
food ☺
Made by –Lakshanya V B
What is Food Preservation ?

Among the oldest methods of

preservation are drying, refrigeration,
and fermentation. Modern methods
include canning, pasteurization,
freezing, irradiation, and the addition of
chemicals.
 Dehydration –
Methods of


Preservation of  In food processing, means by

Food ☺ which many types of food can
be preserved for indefinite
periods by extracting the
moisture, thereby inhibiting
1. Dehydration the growth of micro-organisms.
2. Pasteurisation Dehydration is one of the
oldest methods of food
3. Vaccum Packing preservation
 Pasteurization is a food
Pasteurization - processing method where
a mild heat treatment is
applied to a food to kill
harmful bacteria
(pathogens) and extend
shelf life (Jay, Loessner,
and Golden 2005). ...
Pasteurization is typically
associated with milk.
Vaccum  Vacuum packaging refers
Packing to the technique of
removing air from a pack
prior to sealing and it
predates the use of gases
as a means of food
preservation. Its principal
purpose is to remove
oxygen by pulling the
packaging material into
intimate contact with the
product.