Statement 1: Which among the following types of salts contain chemical impurities? Statement 2: Which of the following is a use of salt in food?

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

Statement 1: Which among the following types of salts contain chemical impurities?

Statement 2: Which of the following is a use of salt in food?

(a) Solar Salt, exerts a growth repressing action on certain microorganisms

(b) Rock Salt, can limit moisture availability

(c) Welled Salt, exerts a growth repressing action on certain microorganisms

(d) All of the mentioned, neither of the mentioned

The question was asked during an online exam.

My question is from Principles of Food Pickling and Curing-1 in section 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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