Bin storage: These includes tins, drum and molded pot used for storing grains in the househo0ldĦ. The store room maybe fumigated to kill pests or add some dried pepper to the foodĥ. Bags and jute sacs: These are used for storing dried grain products like maize, beans, rice, garri. They do not break easily, They are used for storing dried grains eg beans, maize, rice etc, ground produce eg yam flour, soya beans, liquid eg cooking oil and food ingredients eg salty, crayfish, sugar etc.Ĥ. They have air tight lids to avoid moisture loss when kept in a freezer or refrigerator or in cupboards. Plastic food containers: These are available in many sizes, shape and styles and of varying thickness. They are use for storing groundnut, grind pepper, egusi, ogbono, crayfish etc.ģ. Glass Containers: These are mostly clear, frosted glass or bottle with air tight plastic lid for sealing or covering the container glass container should be cold and heat resistant to avoid breakage. They are made of different sizes and some sealable.Ģ. Plastic bags: They are used for storing food in the freezer, refrigerator, room or cupboard. These are kept in food storage containers.įood storage containers: these are containers that can be use to hold foods at room temperature, in the fridge or in the freezer. Non perishable food includes: beans, rice, sugar, spices, yams, flour, maize etc. They are foods that stay long if handled well but can lose quality if stored over along period of time. Non-perishable foods are those foods that do not spoil easily. Apart from storing food in the freezer and refrigerators, perishable foods can be processed into a form that can be stored for a very long period, eg fish can be smoked, while vegetable can be dried and stored Some fruits and vegetable can be stored outside the fridge, in a cool airy environment for a short period, eg onion They should not be stored for a long period of time, else they lose taste, colour etc. Vegetable and fruits should be put in plastic containers or nylon bags and stored in the lower compartment of the refrigerator. Some fridges are filled with egg trays or crates Fresh poultry egg should be stored at the lower compartment of the refrigerator. Bread should be stored in bread bin or lower part of the refrigerator Cooked food, soup, stew etc can as well be stored in the freezer Some fresh fruits, vegetables like tomatoes, pepper, washed bitter leaf can also be stored in the freezer

Fresh meat and fresh fish should be stored in the freezer Some bacteria can cause food to spoil and develop unpleasant odours, tastes and textures.Ĭold storage is the process of storing food in the refrigerator Examples of perishable foods are: meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and raw fruits. Perishable foods are those foods that are easy to spoil or Perishable foods are those foods likely to spoil, decay or become unsafe if not kept refrigerated at 40 0 or (44 oc) or below, frozen at 0 0f (-17.8 0C) or below. TOPIC : PERISHABLE AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD