Have you ever heard about how CO₂ is used in food processing?

tihi
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) plays an important role in the food industry. It is commonly used to carbonate beverages such as soft drinks, beer, and sparkling water, giving them their fizzy texture and refreshing taste.
Do you know other functions of CO2?

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  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is widely used in the food industry thanks to its many advantages. It is inexpensive, odorless, and has good solubility in water, making it ideal for carbonation in beverages like soda, beer, and sparkling water.

  • tihi
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    @tihi said:
    Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is widely used in the food industry thanks to its many advantages. It is inexpensive, odorless, and has good solubility in water, making it ideal for carbonation in beverages like soda, beer, and sparkling water.

    Unlike sulfur compounds, which also dissolve well but produce unpleasant smells like rotten eggs or ammonia, CO₂ is safe and pleasant to use. Oxygen, though cheap and safe, cannot replace CO₂ because it causes oxidation, which spoils food and reduces quality.

  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    CO₂ is also used in food packaging — for example, in snack bags — to inflate the package and protect the chips from breaking during transport. Moreover, it helps preserve food by creating an environment that limits bacterial growth. To dissolve CO₂ in drinks, manufacturers use low temperatures and high pressure; that’s why when you open a soda can, you hear a satisfying “pop” as the gas escapes.

  • tihi
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    @Fizz_Code_FRERG said:
    Very nice info, thanks for posting

    thank you ^^

  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @Fizz_Code_FRERG said:
    Very nice info, thanks for posting

    thank you ^^

    if you have anything to share, please share with us also ^^

  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @tihi said:

    @Fizz_Code_FRERG said:
    Very nice info, thanks for posting

    thank you ^^

    if you have anything to share, please share with us also ^^

    and of course, I will try to be the first one to answer 😁😁😂

  • Linkin
    Linkin Posts: 357 ✭✭

    @tihi said:
    Carbon dioxide (CO₂) plays an important role in the food industry. It is commonly used to carbonate beverages such as soft drinks, beer, and sparkling water, giving them their fizzy texture and refreshing taste.
    Do you know other functions of CO2?

    Thanks for the info

  • PieSenPie
    PieSenPie Posts: 181 ✭✭

    @tihi said:
    Carbon dioxide (CO₂) plays an important role in the food industry. It is commonly used to carbonate beverages such as soft drinks, beer, and sparkling water, giving them their fizzy texture and refreshing taste.
    Do you know other functions of CO2?

    Interesting didn't know that

  • ttify
    ttify Posts: 952 ✭✭

    I don't know of other functions of CO2 in food processing but I know it's used by plants for photosynthesis, and plants produce so much food for us, so really, it does tie back to food processing :D

  • shogun
    shogun Posts: 108 ✭✭

    interesting, thanks for your info

  • GinaVdW_JAVTE
    GinaVdW_JAVTE Posts: 9 ✭
    Interesting.
    Is it really a greenhouse gas????
  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    @ttify said:
    I don't know of other functions of CO2 in food processing but I know it's used by plants for photosynthesis, and plants produce so much food for us, so really, it does tie back to food processing :D

    yeah, true 😂

  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    @shogun said:
    interesting, thanks for your info

    thank you ^^

  • tihi
    tihi Posts: 299 ✭✭

    @GinaVdW_JAVTE said:
    Interesting.
    Is it really a greenhouse gas????

    Yes — CO₂ (carbon dioxide) is indeed a greenhouse gas (GHG), but it’s not the only one.

    A greenhouse gas is any gas in the atmosphere that can absorb and emit infrared radiation, trapping heat and warming the Earth’s surface (the greenhouse effect).
    CH₄, N₂O, and fluorinated gases are also critical, because they trap much more heat per molecule.

  • shogun
    shogun Posts: 108 ✭✭

    @tihi said:

    @GinaVdW_JAVTE said:
    Interesting.
    Is it really a greenhouse gas????

    Yes — CO₂ (carbon dioxide) is indeed a greenhouse gas (GHG), but it’s not the only one.

    A greenhouse gas is any gas in the atmosphere that can absorb and emit infrared radiation, trapping heat and warming the Earth’s surface (the greenhouse effect).
    CH₄, N₂O, and fluorinated gases are also critical, because they trap much more heat per molecule.

    You have a lot of knowledge, thanks

  • Fizz_Code_FRERG
    Fizz_Code_FRERG Posts: 701 ✭✭

    @shogun said:

    @tihi said:

    @GinaVdW_JAVTE said:
    Interesting.
    Is it really a greenhouse gas????

    Yes — CO₂ (carbon dioxide) is indeed a greenhouse gas (GHG), but it’s not the only one.

    A greenhouse gas is any gas in the atmosphere that can absorb and emit infrared radiation, trapping heat and warming the Earth’s surface (the greenhouse effect).
    CH₄, N₂O, and fluorinated gases are also critical, because they trap much more heat per molecule.

    You have a lot of knowledge, thanks

    Probably the AI :smiley:

  • Sébastien_C
    Sébastien_C Posts: 611 ✭✭

    This post is full of knowledge, thanks.

  • shogun
    shogun Posts: 108 ✭✭

    @Fizz_Code_FRERG said:

    @shogun said:

    @tihi said:

    @GinaVdW_JAVTE said:
    Interesting.
    Is it really a greenhouse gas????

    Yes — CO₂ (carbon dioxide) is indeed a greenhouse gas (GHG), but it’s not the only one.

    A greenhouse gas is any gas in the atmosphere that can absorb and emit infrared radiation, trapping heat and warming the Earth’s surface (the greenhouse effect).
    CH₄, N₂O, and fluorinated gases are also critical, because they trap much more heat per molecule.

    You have a lot of knowledge, thanks

    Probably the AI :smiley:

    Hopefully real person!

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