Question

Pasteur is also credited with the process of pasteurization which removes pathogens from consumable liquids, reducing ____________ and subsequent illness.

Answer 1

Answer: Reducing acidity, enzymatic activity.

Explanation:

Pasteurization was named after French Chemist Louis pasteur who discovered away of killing microbes to reduce food spoilage by subjecting to heat.

Pasteurization is a process where liquids are subjected to high temperature to kill microbes that cause spoilage in order to preserve, increase its shelf life, reduce acidity and subsequent illness.

Answer 2

Answer: temperature

Pasteur is also credited with the process of pasteurization which removes pathogens from consumable liquids, reducing temperature and subsequent illness.

Explanation:

Pasteurization involves treatment of a consumable food with

- heat to destroy the cells of disease-causing pathogens

- followed by immediate cooling (reducing temperature) to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.