Food Preservation Methods: To preserve the food, different methods are used. These include refrigeration, freezing, heating, drying, pickling and canning.
Refrigeration is a method of storing food materials at low temperatures.
Refrigeration
Freezing is a method of solidifying food materials at a very low temperature to prevent spoilage.
Freezing
Differences Between Refrigeration and Freezing
Refrigeration is a method of cooling food materials at low temperatures.
Freezing is a method of solidifying food so that there is no spoilage.
- Refrigeration is a
common food
preservation method
used in almost all
households.
- Freezing is common in
cool regions.
- Refrigeration slows down
the growth of
microorganisms.
- In the freezing method,
low temperature prevents
the growth of
microorganisms.
In refrigeration, food is stored at 5 to 10 degrees Celsius whereas, in freezing, food is stored at 0 degrees Celsius.