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प्रश्न
Why do we avoid eating food that has got spoiled?
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उत्तर
- Microorganisms that spoil the food are harmful to health.
- The spoiled food has a foul smell and bad appearance.
- Eating such food can cause stomachaches, vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Sometimes the spoiled food also has fungus growing on it.
- Such food is not nutritious and can be dangerous for health. Therefore, we first avoid eating spoiled food.
संबंधित प्रश्न
How does food spoilage occur?
Talk to the elderly people in your family to find the answers to the following questions, with reference to the foodstuffs mentioned below: Milk, vegetables, grains, flours, sugar, jaggery.
When do we say that the foodstuff is spoiled? What changes are seen in it?
Talk to the elderly people in your family to find the answers to the following questions, with reference to the foodstuffs mentioned below: Milk, vegetables, grains, flours, sugar, jaggery.
Is the time in which foodstuffs get spoiled different in different seasons?
Find and correct the wrong statement.
When something is boiled, the micro-organisms in it are destroyed.
Find and correct the wrong statement.
Our food does not get spoiled when micro-organisms begin to grow in it.
Define spoilage of food.
An internal factor responsible for spoilage of food is ______.
Micro-organisms present in spoiled foods may cause ______ diseases.
What is food spoilage? What are the factors responsible for food spoilage?
Complete the chart below.
| S. No. | Foodstuff | Adulterant |
| 1. | ______ | Metanyl yellow |
| 2. | Black pepper | ______ |
| 3. | ______ | Iron filings |
| 4. | Honey | ______ |
