Example of chemical food spoilage

Answer 1

Chemical spoilage is where enzyme reactions can continue occurring after they have been harvested and slaughtered. The fruits and vegetables can spoil as the exposure to air can cause it decompose due to stress, the ripening also continues due to exposure and enzymes carry on with actions which causes change. Meats can change at room temperature as the temperature makes it go soggy due to the breakdown of proteins and enzymes, the meats and buy products become contaminated with bacteria and petrifies. The oxygen oxidates the foods mostly fats and makes them become rancid. Because of oxidation from oxygen this cause meats not to last long. In chemical spoilage it makes fish go off as they are use to low temperatures, but even though they are use to it even if we put them in the freezer they still go off due to bacteria.

Answer 2

Spoilage is the term used for food that has "gone off", gone bad, rotted or ruined.

Answer 3

There are many examples of chemical food spoilage including milk. You can add vinegar to milk to make it spoil.