Which of the following is a property of semi-moist food?

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

Which of the following is a property of semi-moist food?

(a) Plastic, easily masticated

(b) Do not produce sense of dryness

(c) Less susceptible to fat oxidation

(d) All of the mentioned

I had been asked this question in an internship interview.

My doubt stems from Principles of Semi-Moist Foods-1 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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