Which of the following is a pigment in muscle that serves as the storage mechanism for oxygen at cellular level?

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

Which of the following is a pigment in muscle that serves as the storage mechanism for oxygen at cellular level?

(a) Haemoglobin

(b) Myoglobin

(c) Haemoglobin & Myoglobin

(d) Neither of the mentioned

I had been asked this question in an internship interview.

Question is from Principles of Food Pickling and Curing-2 topic in division Principles of Semi-Moist Foods, Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation, Principles of Food Pickling and Curing and Principles of Food Storage Stability of Food Engineering

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