Pickling Is an Effective Means of Food Preservation Involving

question 64

Multiple Choice

Pickling is an effective means of food preservation involving

• A) increasing salt concentration.
• B) reducing oxygen content.
• C) reducing pH.
• D) increasing oxygen content.
• E) increasing salt concentration or reducing pH or both.

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