Statement 1: Grains are identifiable by their unique volatile organic compounds. Statement 2: Wheat that survives in Britain might not survive in the USA.

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

Statement 1: Grains are identifiable by their unique volatile organic compounds.

Statement 2: Wheat that survives in Britain might not survive in the USA.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

This question was addressed to me in exam.

This interesting question is from Principles of Fresh Food Storage-3 topic in division 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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