What is rancidity? Mention any two ways by which rancidity can be prevented
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What is rancidity? Mention any two ways by which rancidity can be prevented
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ʀᴀɴᴄɪᴅɪᴛy ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴩʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙy ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴛɪ-ᴏxɪᴅᴀɴᴛꜱ, ᴠᴀᴄᴜᴜᴍ ᴩᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ʀᴇᴩʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɪʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ, ʀᴇꜰʀɪɢᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ-ꜱᴛᴜꜰꜰ, ᴏʀ ᴩᴀᴄᴋᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴛᴇᴍꜱ ɪɴ ᴀɪʀᴛɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇʀꜱ.
Answer:
Rancidity can be prevented by adding anti-oxidants, vacuum packing, replacing air with nitrogen, refrigeration of the food-stuff, or packaging of food items in airtight containers.