Importance of food preservation: Modern methods in modern times.

The food processing and preservation industry is crucial in developing the Indian economy. The food industry is growing every day with changing trends in the food habits of consumers. More demand for processed, ready-to-eat, and anytime-snaking food has increased in the past decade. The industry has also seen significant growth with more demand for processed food.

Food packaging and preservation are crucial to keeping food safe throughout the production process and consumables for the people.

With the advancement of technology, the food processing industry has also modernized. Meeting strict hygiene and quality standards is of utmost importance for any food industry. A dust-free environment and free of any contaminants is what these advanced technologies deliver.

A method by which we can treat and handle food to slow down or end the spoilage of food and its nutritional contents and preserve the growth of fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms.

Advantages of modern methods of food preservation:

Modern preservation methods maintain the quality of food and its nutritional quality. During the prolonged storage of food, Oxidation, in particular, affects the nutritional quality of the food. Preservation and packaging techniques stabilize these essential nutrients in the food.

● Increased shelf-life of food through techniques such as low-temperature storage,     Dehydration, and removal of oxygen to help preserve the Oxidation of food.

● Reduced hazard from micrological pathogens using a defined system that is cleaner and safer.

● Decreased spoilage of food and nutritional contents through modern systems has made it better to preserve the nutritional value of the food during processing and subsequent storage.

● Inactivation of anti-nutritional factors.

● Year-round availability of seasonal food and vegetables as we can safely package and preserve food using controlled temperature storage.

● Ease in transporting perishable food to far-off places helps us with better choices and a more varied diet.

Modern techniques of Food preservation:

With the advancement of technology, the Food processing and preservation industries have come up with better ways to preserve food. The importance of food preservation with modern methods helps food not only last long but also retain its nutritional contents.

● Canning: Applying heat for a specific period to a packaged closed jar to kill unwanted organisms helps preserve food.

● Refrigeration: This method doesn't completely stop food spoilage, especially those with high water content but slows it down.

● Pasteurisation: The method of heat treatment used primarily in the dairy industry, Heating and cooling it down rapidly, helps kill the Pathogens and keep your milk last longer than usual.

● Dehydration: The process of removing the water or moisture from food products to keep them last longer.

There is no question about the growth and importance of food preservation and packaging industries in the modern world. Still, these industries need more encouragement and investment to improve advanced infrastructure, adequate access to finance for raw materials, better storage facilities, and good market exposure.

Better the Food packaging and preservation industries, safer the food for us all.

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