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Question
Assertion: All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.
Reason: All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.
Options
Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason does not explain assertion.
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.
Assertion is correct statement reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement reason is correct.
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Solution
Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.
Explanation:
Chemicals which are added to food items to prevent them from spoiling against bacteria yeast and moulds are called food preservatives. They do not increase nutritive value of food.
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