Which of the following statements best characterizes the similarity between the food preservation techniques of drying and curing? Both techniques transform the sugars in the foods into alcohol to preserve the foods Both techniques require the application of special microorganisms to preserve the food. Both techniques require super-high temperatures to preserve the foods. Both techniques utilize the process of dehydration to preserve the foods.

Both techniques utilize the process of dehydration to preserve the foods.

Explanation:

Both drying and curing are done by removing moisture from the food in order to preserve it. This hinders microorganisms from living on the food and makes it safe to eat later. We dry foods by exposing the food to heat. This can be done by an oven, the Sun, or even by flash freezing it and then removing ice by sublimation. Curing is done by salt or some other substances in order to remove the moisture by osmosis.