Statement 1: Foods of plant origin can be used as additives for food preservation. Statement 2: Dry fruits and seeds are the most important higher plant structures used as food.

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

Statement 1: Foods of plant origin can be used as additives for food preservation.

Statement 2: Dry fruits and seeds are the most important higher plant structures used as food.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

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Question is from Food Preservation-1 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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