Question

Statement 1: Certain definitions define bound water as water that doesn’t freeze at -20 deg C.

Statement 2: Free water shows the properties of liquid water. The free water content of any food item should be less to improve storage.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

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Question is from Principles of Food Freezing-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

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) True, True

To explain: Certain definitions define bound water as water that doesn’t freeze at -20 deg C. Free water shows the properties of liquid water. The free water content of any food item should be less to improve storage.