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The LanguaL 2017™ Thesaurus  -  Systematic Display

 Updated 2018-06-12

 

FTCJ0145
Descriptor    PRESERVED BY REDUCING WATER ACTIVITY
Scope note 
Description 
Preservation method that lowers the water activity (relative humidity) of a food product. This is accomplished by using mechanical dehydration equipment, by natural drying, by adding salt, sugar or other agents to the food or by surface drying during a refrigeration or freezing operation. This method of preservation may be used in conjunction with other preservation methods such as preservation by thermal processing.
 



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