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Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen. Why?

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In the presence of oxygen in the air, the fats present in the fatty food are oxidised to compounds which have a bad smell, i.e., the food becomes rancid. Flushing with nitrogen cuts off the contact of food with oxygen and protects the food from rancidity.
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