Which of the following is NOT delivered by the modified atmosphere (MA) or controlled atmosphere (CA)?

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

Which of the following is NOT delivered by the modified atmosphere (MA) or controlled atmosphere (CA)?

(a) Delay ripening of fruits

(b) Retard spread of diseases

(c) Toughing

(d) Incidence of storage disorders

This question was posed to me during an online interview.

My enquiry is from Principles of Refrigerated Gas Storage of Foods-2 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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