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Agriculture · Q24

Horticulture

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 24

Q24

Vaccum cooling is chiefly employed in

A.
Cole crops
B.
Leafy vegetables
Answer
C.
Temperate fruits
D.
Stem vegetab

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Vaccum cooling is chiefly employed in Leafy vegetables.
Vaccum cooling is a rapid cooling technique for any porous product that has free water and works on the principle of evaporative cooling.
Vaccum cooling is generally used for cooling food products having a high water content and large porosities, due to its efficacy in losing water from both within and outside the products.