Contest: Preserve Food, Preserve Life.

Hello stemians,

I hope that you all will be fine and enjoying your life by the grace of Almighty Allah. I am here today to participate in the contest which is organised by @sahmie in Healthy Steem community. The tittle of the contest is "Preserve Food, Preserve Life".So let's start the topic without any more delay of time;

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What do you understand by food preservation?

Food preservation is a process used for extending the life of food and also maintaining the quality of food products. This process is used to prevent the spoilage and waste of food. Preservation of food is done by various methods as canning, freezing, drying, salting, pickling, and also use of some preservatives. Preservation of food is done these methods because these techniques inhibit the growth of microorganisms in food (like bacteria) and thus slow down the enzymatic reaction that cause food to spoilage. Food preservation ensure that food remains safe to eat and retains its flavor and quality.

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List and explain 3 reasons why we preserve and store food.

Here are given some reasons why we preserve and store food:

1. Preventing Food Spoilage: One of the primary reason for food preservation is to prevent the food from spoiling due to the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast.

2. Food Security: Food preservation is ensure that we can maintain the food security. By preserving surplus food during its harvest time, we can maintain a stable food supply and thus reduce the risk of food shortages whole year.

3. Reducing Food Waste: Food preservation plays a vital role in reducing food wastage. If food is preserved and stored properly, than it will used whole year in stable and thus food wastage will minimum. Also this helps to conserve resources and to keep environment clean.

These are the some reasons which highlight the importance of food preservation in maintaining the food safety.

List and explain any five methods you use to preserve food..

These are five methods commonly used to preserve food:

1. Canning: In canning we kept food in containers commonly in jars to preserve it . This method creates a vacuum environment that prevents spoilage.

2. Freezing: This method inhibits the growth of microorganisms and slows down chemical reactions that cause food deterioration. Frozen foods can be stored for an extended period for maintaining its quality.

3. Drying (Dehydration): Drying removes moisture from food, thus microorganisms
   can't be grow in this food and food can store easily. Sun drying is very common method to preserv food. Dried food such as fruits and vegetables can be easily store.

4. Pickling: This method is used by applying vinegar ( salt water) to pickled foof . This acid stop the growth of microorganisms and preserv food.

5. Salting: Salting means applying salt on food which remove the moisture from food and
   stop the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms in food. This method is often used for preservation of meat, fish, and some vegetables.

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So this is all about my today post. I thank @sahmie for organizing such an amazing contest. At the end i invite @cryptoloover, @wilmer46, @uzma4882 to participate in the contest.