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A training kit on proper methods of food preservation and achieving food safety

Food is what provides the body with energy and strengthens its structure so it can carry out its functions, and protects it from contracting various diseases. Food also secures for the body enough elements and nutrients for proper growth and for maintaining health, so that a person achieves the purpose of their creation in this existence, which is to cultivate the earth within the law of God, Glorified and Exalted is He. Food is also one of the countless blessings of God, Glory be to Him, so a person must be grateful for God's blessing by preserving it, as a person can preserve their food in several different ways that we will address in this training course.

Objectives of food preservation

• Extending the shelf life of the food product.

• Securing the element of safety for human consumption.

• Providing new varieties for the consumer.

Were it not for these processes, varieties such as custard, jelly, cake, pasta, and biscuits would not be available to the consumer, as all these goods originate from raw materials.

• Giving foods flavour and aroma

There is no doubt that people prefer cooked foods over raw foods. It is certain that cooking gives food a distinctive flavour and makes it more digestible and absorbable, as happens when boiling or frying eggs.

• Preserving the properties of food

Foods are an ideal medium for the growth of bacteria and fungi, and cooked food may retain its properties forever if these microbes are kept away from it. Some canned foods have been found fit to eat after more than a hundred years of preservation, and likewise a piece of seared meat can retain its properties for many days compared to another piece of meat that has not been seared.

• Classifying foods according to how quickly they spoil