You have seen that in most of the packed foodstuff, an expiry date is usually printed. If we use that food-stuff after the expiry date, it gives a bad smell and a bad taste. i) Why does the food give a bad taste and bad smell after the expiry date ii) Write any two methods used by the food industry to prolong the life of packed food.

Explanation:

The oxidation reaction is defined as the reaction where the gain of oxygen atoms or the loss of hydrogen atoms takes place.

Foodstuff tastes bad and releases A bad odour due to the oxidation of food items and this process is called rancidity.

To prevent food from getting rancid, various processes can be used:

a boiling water reactor does not boil the water. a pressurized water reactor boils the water faster. a pressurized water reactor is heated directly by the core. a pressurized water reactor does not use fission.