Statement 1: Shelf stable foods are considered non-perishable at room temperatures. Statement 2: Protected from light also includes food items that are wrapped in an aluminium foil.

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.8k points)

Statement 1: Shelf stable foods are considered non-perishable at room temperatures.

Statement 2: Protected from light also includes food items that are wrapped in an aluminium foil.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

This question was addressed to me in an interview for internship.

The query is from Food Preservation-2 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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