Question

Salt is used in raw mangoes, amla, tamarind for
A. Enhancing the taste
B. Making the pickle beautiful
C. As a preservative
D. Both A and B

Answer 1

Hint:- Salting is the method of adding common salt to foods (meat, fish, raw mangoes, amla, tamarind) that will drain out the water by osmosis which will further inhibit the growth of bacteria because bacteria requires moisture for their growth on food.

Complete Answer:-
Option (A) is incorrect. The main purpose of adding salt to raw mangoes, amla, and tamarind is to prevent the growth of bacteria on them by draining out water from them through osmosis. This process does not enhance the taste of these food items.
Option (B) is incorrect. Adding salt to raw mangoes, amla, and tamarind does not make the pickle beautiful but it preserves them by inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
Option (C) is correct. Salt is used in raw mangoes, amla, and tamarind to preserve them by draining out water from them through osmosis that will inhibit the growth of bacteria and further enhance the preservation of these items. Hence, salt is used as a preservative for raw mangoes, amla, and tamarind.
Option (D) is incorrect. Option (A) i.e., enhancing the taste and option (B) i.e., making the pickle beautiful are not correct because the salting process is used only for preserving the food items. Hence, both (A) and (B) are incorrect and only option (C) is correct.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

Note:- Apart from adding salt to preserve the food items, other methods for preserving several food items are:
1. Preservation by drying
2. Preservation by adding sugar
3. Preservation by pasteurization
4. Preservation by deep freezing, etc.