Kimchi is traditional Korean food made by fermenting cabbage or other vegetables
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Question
Kimchi is traditional Korean food made by fermenting cabbage or other vegetables in a mixture of spices and salt. Kimchi originally developed as a method of preserving vegetables before the advent of modern refrigeration. Why does the use of a salt solution in Kimchi act as a preservative against bacterial decay?
a)Water passes into the salt solution, dehydrating bacterial cells and making them harmless.
b)The salt solution used to preserve kimchi has a lower molality than that inside most bacteria.
c)Water passes out of the salt solution and into the bacteria, lysing the bacterial cells.
d)Water passes out of the cabbage leaves into the salt solution, wilting the leaves.
Explanation / Answer
The bacterial cells become harmless due to their dehydration. A is the correct answer.
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