Statement 1: What is the use of salt in cheese? Statement 2: Eyes of the cheese are formed by the growth of certain bacteria. This makes the cheese round.

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

Statement 1: What is the use of salt in cheese?

Statement 2: Eyes of the cheese are formed by the growth of certain bacteria. This makes the cheese round.

(a) Removing water from cheese surface, false

(b) Produces heavy protective rind, false

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) Neither of the mentioned, false

The question was asked during an internship interview.

My query is from Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation-1 topic in chapter 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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