Question

Which of the following process is also known as appertization?

• A. Blanching
• B. Pasteurization
• C. Canning
• D. Steaming

Hint:

Just as Pasteurization is named after Louis Pasteur, Appertization honors Nicolas Appert. It essentially refers to the birth of the modern preserved food industry.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The term appertization comes from Nicolas Appert, who discovered in the early 1800s that food sealed inside a container and then heated would stay safe to eat for a long time, well before anyone understood the microbiology behind it. This process of heating food inside a sealed, hermetic container to destroy spoilage organisms and pathogens is exactly what we now call canning. So appertization is simply the older, historical name for canning.