Statement 1: Freezing with nitrogen or carbon dioxide gas is rapid freezing. Statement 2: Super cooling is a property of food products.

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.7k points)

Statement 1: Freezing with nitrogen or carbon dioxide gas is rapid freezing.

Statement 2: Super cooling is a property of food products.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Asked question is from Principles of Food Freezing-1 in portion Food Preservation, Principles of Fresh Food Storage, Principles of Refrigerated Gas Storage of Foods and Principles of Food Freezing of Food Engineering

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