Statement 1: Longer heating time is required to kill spores as the concentration of sugar increases.
Statement 2: Sugar helps in the preservation of food whereas salt does not.
(a) True, False
(b) True, True
(c) False, False
(d) False, True
The question was asked during an internship interview.
My doubt is from Principles of Food Preservation by Canning-3 topic in chapter Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering