It is possible to maintain conditions of temperature and pressure whereby the physical state of food substrate can be maintained at a critical point for the successful removal of water. This is called _____

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

It is possible to maintain conditions of temperature and pressure whereby the physical state of food substrate can be maintained at a critical point for the successful removal of water. This is called _____

(a) Freeze dehydration

(b) Freeze rehydration

(c) Freezing

(d) None of the mentioned

I had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

My question comes from Principles of Food Preservation by Drying-1 in section Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

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