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  • Question
  • The elimination of the scum of yeasts in the brine during the fermentation include


  • Options
  • A. agitation of the surface
  • B. addition of the mustard oil
  • C. addition of the sorbic acid
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • all of these 


  • Sauerkraut and Pickles problems


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    • 1. Too long a fermentation of sauerkraut may favour the growth of

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    • A. Lactobacillus lactis
    • B. Lactobacillus brevis
    • C. Bacillus subtilis
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Abnormal fermentation of cabbage may result in a cheese like odour caused by

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    • A. propionic acid
    • B. butyric acid
    • C. caprioc acid and Valeric acid
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Aerobic Colony Count (ACC), is also known as

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    • A. Total viable count (TVC)
    • B. Aerobic plate count (APC)
    • C. Standard plate count (SPC)
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. What are the intrinsic factors for the microbial growth?

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    • A. pH
    • B. Moisture
    • C. Oxidation-Reduction Potential
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Plate count of bacteria in foods generally use the plating medium consisting of

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    • A. peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
    • B. yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
    • C. peptone, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
    • D. peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride and distilled water
    • Discuss
    • 6. Gassy spoilage of green olives is usually caused by

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    • A. Enterobacter spp
    • B. Bacillus spp
    • C. Clostridium spp
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Floaters or bloaters may result from

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    • A. hollow cucumbers
    • B. gas being formed by yeasts
    • C. hetero fermentative lactic acid bacteria
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Slippery pickles occur due to

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    • A. growth of encapsulated bacteria
    • B. broken scums of film yeasts on the surface of brine
    • C. addition of high amount of salt
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 9. The growth of black-pigmented Bacillus nigrificans, a causative agent of black pickle is favoured by

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    • A. presence of carbohydrate like glucose
    • B. low level of available nitrogen
    • C. neutral or slightly alkaline brine
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Blackening in pickles occurs due to

    • Options
    • A. the formation of hydrogen sulfide by bacteria
    • B. growth of Pencillium
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss


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