Rancidity
Rancidity is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2013, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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बटाटा चीप्स उत्पादक, चीप्स बॅगेत भरताना त्यासोबत एक वायू भरतात, जेणेकरून चीप्स ऑक्सिडाईझ होत नाहीत. खालीलपैकी कोणता वायू यासाठी वापरला जातो ?
Nitrogen gas is flushed into potato chip bags to displace oxygen, preventing the chips from getting rancid through oxidation.
__________ हे तेल आणि चरबीमधले असंतृप्तता मोजण्यासाठी वापरतात. __________ is used to estimate the presence of unsaturation in oils and fats.
Iodine value is the mass of iodine in grams that is consumed by 100 grams of a chemical substance (like oils or fats), used to measure the degree of unsaturation (double bonds).