. Thermal Processing
a. Pasteurization: Commonly used for dairy products and juices, pasteurization involves heating the food to a specific temperature for a set time to destroy harmful bacteria while preserving flavor and nutrients.
b. Sterilization: This method involves subjecting food to high heat to eliminate all microorganisms, ensuring long-term shelf stability. Canned foods are a prime example of sterilized products.
2. Preservation by Freezing
a. Flash Freezing: Rapidly freezing food items helps retain their texture, taste, and nutritional content. This method is widely used for fruits, vegetables, seafood, and meats.
b. Freeze-Drying: Also known as lyophilization, freeze-drying involves freezing food and then reducing the surrounding pressure to remove ice by sublimation. This preserves the food's structure and nutrients, making it lightweight and suitable for long-term storage.
3. Drying
a. Sun Drying: Traditional method involving exposure to sunlight to remove moisture from foods like fruits, herbs, and spices.
b. Dehydration: Modern techniques involve using low heat and air circulation to remove moisture, preserving foods like jerky, dried fruits, and powdered foods.
4. Fermentation
a. Microbial Fermentation: Beneficial bacteria, yeasts, or molds are used to convert sugars and starches into alcohol, acids, or gases. Examples include yogurt, cheese, pickles, and sauerkraut.
b. Enzymatic Fermentation: Enzymes naturally present in food catalyze biochemical reactions, transforming flavors and textures. Examples include bread making, brewing, and chocolate production.
5. Chemical Preservation
a. Additives: Substances like preservatives, antioxidants, and colorants are added to food to prolong shelf life, maintain freshness, and enhance appearance.
Opal and Helen are the leaders of the South of America, the most feared mafia heads in the world currently, along with being mafia they're both vampires which makes them basically untouchable.
Athena is a little sweetheart, trying to do things the right way and stay out of trouble because she has enough of it already.
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the story is set in a world where vampires and humans co exist, and age regression is known and everyone is classified into the category when they're 10
Athena unknowingly steps into Opal and Helen's territory and she is taken in by the couple, but not before she goes through a bit of trouble before that happens