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Assertion (A) All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.
Reason (R) All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.

A

Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason does not explain assertion

B

Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion

C

Both assertion and reason are wrong statement

D

Assertion is correct statement reason is wrong statement

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The correct Answer is:
C
Correct assertion. Chemicals which are used to protect food against bacteria, yeasts and moulds are called food preservatives.
Correct reason. Preservatives do not increase the nutritive value of food.
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