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What change in pH should be made to tomato soup to increase its preservation?

(a) Make it acidic

(b) Make it basic

(c) Make it neutral

(d) Make no changes

I have been asked this question in unit test.

Question is taken from Principles of Food Preservation by Canning-2 topic in portion Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

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Correct choice is (c) Make it neutral

Explanation: Increasing the pH of tomato soup from low acidic to neutral kills the bacteria faster as spore formation of bacteria doesn’t take place at neutral conditions.

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