Sugar and salt are used as antimicrobial agents in foods because they capture a food’s ________ and make it unavailable to microbes
a. fat
b. water
c. protein
d. carbohydrate
e. vitamins
Answer: B
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a. 80 to 90 b. 25 to 30 c. 45 to 75 d. 10 to 15
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A) Alzheimer's disease B) Osteoporosis C) Cancer D) Irritable bowl syndrome
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