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<div>[[File:PreservedFood1.jpg|thumb|250px|Preserved food]]<br />
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'''Food preservation''' includes processes that make [[food]] more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the oxidation of fats. This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process. Food preservation may also include processes that inhibit visual deterioration, such as the enzymatic browning reaction in apples after they are cut during food preparation. By preserving food, food waste can be reduced, which is an important way to decrease production costs and increase the efficiency of food systems and improve food security and nutrition. Many processes designed to preserve food involve more than one food preservation method. Preserving fruit by turning it into jam, for example, involves boiling (to reduce the fruit's moisture content and to kill [[bacteria]]), sugaring (to prevent their re-growth) and sealing within an airtight jar (to prevent recontamination).<br />
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==Dependencies==<br />
*[[Food]]<br />
**'''Food preservation'''<br />
***[[Canning]]<br />
***[[Heat]]<br />
***[[Refrigeration]]<br />
***[[Sugar]]<br />
***Drying<br />
***Pickling<br />
***[[Water]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bacteria]]<br />
*[[Cooking]]<br />
*[[Mold]]<br />
*[[Pot-in-pot refrigerator]]<br />
*[[Water filter]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{wa|Food}}<br />
{{wa|Human_food}}<br />
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[[Category:Food preservation]]<br />
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