Food preservation refers to a variety of techniques used to prevent food from spoiling. Methods of food preservation include:
- 1. Canning
- 2. Pickling
- 3. Drying
- 4. Freeze drying – very expensive equipment
- 5. Fermentation
- 6. Curing
- 7. Freezing
Maintaining nutritional value, texture, and flavour are key aspects in food preservation.