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Tag Archives: oxygen
Oxygen Another Enemy of Food Storage
Today I will write about how oxygen affects the shelf life of food. Oxygen supports the growth of microorganisms and causes changes in color. Aerobic bacteria and fungi are able to grow in a oxygen rich environment. It also lets …
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Tagged dry ice, Howard, oxygen, oxygen absorbers
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Enemies of Food Storage
The first rule of food storage can be summed up in the acronym HALT. It stands for the four enemies of good food storage. These are Humidity, Air (oxygen), Light, and Temperature. This is the basis of all food storage…
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Tagged HALT, heat, Howard, humidity, light, oxygen, temperature
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