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Salts can help to preserve food by creating an environment in which undesired bacteria cannot live. High salt content will discourage or prevent this growth, as many undesirable bacterium and molds require a certain amount of available moisture to reproduce. In environments with sufficient salt, water may actually be drawn out of potential spoilage pests, thus killing them or rendering them dormant.
The best salt to preserve food in is Norton sea salt because way back in the Egypt times the used similar Norton sea salt . :@
It does preserve food because in days when there were no freezers,salt kept foods from spoiling.
Salts reduce the amount of water in food. So the food can be preserved from micro organisms.
Sodium chloride absorb water and bacteria are killed because they cannot survive without water.
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When blanching foods does salt affect the color?
When doing any type of canning or perserving, do not use regular table salt, which can alter the color. Instead use canning salt or sea salt.
From whom did the Pilgrims learn many of their ideas about cooking and perserving food?
The Native Americans.
Will salt affect the way food floats when being boiled?
Yes, but because the concentration of salt is not great the effect is insignificant.
Does salt affect the pH balance of pickle juice and other mild acid solutions?
No, salt is pH neutral and does not affect the acid content of food. However, our taste buds are such that salt will diminish the acid taste of food (try eating a lemon wedge sprinkled with salt). Salt is added to pickle brine as a preservative; like acid, it tends to discourage the growth of microorganisms.
What is one way of perserving wildlife habitats?
Breeding ecosystem Levels.
Does the baby food contain salt?
No, baby food does not contain salt.
Salt content of food sold by food chains?
Each food has his specific concentration of salt.
Does water mixed with salt affect the taste?
Water mixed with salt does not affect the taste,bt it also depend on the amount of water mixed with the salt and the quantity of salt mixed with the water
Can a dog eat salt on its food?
It's better not to add salt to their food.
What food has salt in it?
Salt doesn't contain any food; but sodium is necessary for life.
Does salt affect the growth of grass?
it does
Does mascara affect the salt in a tear?
no....
