Department of Education

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Technology and
Livelihood Education
Home Economics

Grade 6
Specialization

LEARNING COMPETENCY:
Explains different ways of food preservation (drying,
salting, freezing, and processing). TLE6HE-0f-10

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 HOW TO USE THIS MODULE

Before you start answering the module, I want you to set

aside other tasks that will disturb you while enjoying the lessons. Read
the simple instructions below to enjoy the objectives of this kit.

Follow carefully all the contents and instructions

indicated in every pages of this module.

Use your notebook to take down notes necessary as you

study, Writing enhances learning. Keep in mind:

Perform all the provided activities in the

module.
Let your facilitator/guardian assess
your answers.
Analyze conceptually the post-test and
apply what you have learned.

Enjoy studying!

Different Ways of Food Preservation

Expectation
s

At the end of the module, the learner should be able to:

1. Explains different ways of food preservation (drying, salting, freezing and
processing).

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 Pre-Test

Direction: Multiple Choice. Read and understand the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

1. This method of preserving food is achieved by soaking or saturating the food in an

adequate amount of salt to prevent it from spoiling and improve its flavor.
A. Boiling B. Canning C. Fermentation D. Freezing
2. This preservative is used for pickling vegetables and fruits (atsara).
A. Salitre B. Salt C. Sugar D. Vinegar
3. Maria used cans in preserving food, what method of food preservation did she use?
A. Canning B. Drying C. Freezing D. Sterilizing
4. Ron wants to make a strawberry jam, what preservative must he add to the ripe
strawberries?
A. Salitre B. Salt C. Sugar D. Vinegar
5. Which of the following is NOT a method or ways of preserving food?
A. Cooling B. Drying C. Shaking D. Smoking
6. Which temperature is CORRECT in destroying most dangerous bacteria in a
boiling/sterilizing method?
A. 20-30 °C
B. 30-40 °C
C. 40-50 °C
D. 50-60 °C
7. How is food preserved in a smoking method?
A.
Food is exposed near the fire and smoke until it is cooked.
B.
Food is exposed under the heat of the sun to eliminate its water content.
C.
Food is usually boiled and sterilized in the bottle to kill microorganisms.
D.
Saturate food in an adequate amount of salt to prevent it from spoiling and would
improve its flavor.
8. How can we maintain the freshness of the vegetables we bought?
A. Keep the vegetables inside the freezer of the refrigerator.
B. Keep the vegetables in a cooler in the refrigerator.
C. Wrap the vegetables with old newspapers.
D. Place the vegetables on top of the table.
9. Why do we need to keep the meat and fish in a cooler in the refrigerator?

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 A. To make the meat and fish delicious.
B. To maintain their freshness.
C. To remove their bad odor.
D. To remove the bacteria.
10. Mang Ben exposed the fish he caught under the heat of the sun. Why did he do it?
A. To cook the fish under the heat of the sun.
B. To eliminate its water content.
C. To make the fish delicious.
D. To make the fish fresh.

Looking Back

Direction: TRUE or FALSE. Read and understand the sentence in each number. Write TRUE if
the statement is correct, if it is not correct, change the underlined word or group of words to make
it correct.
__________ 1. Keeping a record is important in any business.
__________ 2. Packaging is useless in marketing our products.
__________ 3. In order to market our products, we must be hardworking.
__________ 4. We must consider the place where to sell or market our products.
__________ 5. Keeping records of all transactions in marketing products is a waste of time.

Brief Introduction

Preserved food like canned goods, processed meat and dried fish are in demand depending
on the needs and situation of the consumers. Food can spoil easily especially if not properly stored.
To make its life longer, we must apply food preservation techniques. There are different ways to
preserve food, these procedures or ways will be taken up in this lesson.

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Different Ways of Preserving Food
1. Drying- This is done by exposing the food under the heat of
the sun to eliminate its liquid content.

2. Cooling/Freezing- Meat, fish, eggs, and vegetables are kept in

a cooler in the refrigerator where the low temperature can
maintain their freshness.

3. Adding Preservatives- This process or preserving prevents the

growth of microbes in the food. Examples are vinegar, sugar,
salt and salitre.

4. Fermentation- Completed by soaking or saturating the food in

an adequate amount of salt to prevent it from spoiling and
improve its flavor.

5. Smoking- Food is exposed near the fire and smoke until it is

cooked.

6. Boiling/Sterilizing- Food in this process usually boiled or

sterilized in the bottle to kill off microscopic organisms. Most
dangerous bacteria are destroyed at a temperature of 50 °C to
60 °C.

7. Canning- Preserving food sealed in cans such as milk, fish,

meat and fruits.

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 Activity

Activity 1
Direction: Matching Type. Read and understand the sentence in COLUMN A, find the words
being described in COLUMN B. Write your answer on the blank before the number.

A B
__________1. Preserving food that is usually boiled A. Smoking
in the bottle to kill off micro-organism.
B. Drying
__________2. Meat, fish, eggs, and vegetables are
kept in a cooler or refrigerator where the low C. Boiling/Sterilizing
temperature can maintain their freshness.
D. Fermentation
__________3. Used for pickling vegetables and fruits(atsara).
E. Canning
__________4. Achieved by soaking or saturating the
F. Cooling/Freezing
food in adequate amount of salt to prevent it from
spoiling. G. Sugar
__________5. Preserving food in cans. H. Food Preservation
__________6. This preservative is added to preserve I. Vinegar
the fish and meat.
J. Adding
__________7. The process to prevent food spoilage. Preservatives
__________8. Used in making jelly, jam, or marmalade. K. Salt
__________9. Food is exposed near the fire and
smoke until it is cooked.
__________10. This is done by exposing the food
under the heat of the sun to eliminate its water content.
Activity 2
Direction: Complete the paragraph. Fill in the blanks with words inside the box below, use the
ideas and concepts you learned from the lesson.

drying preventing smoking boiled/sterilized cooling grow

spoilage preservatives salt canning sugar

Food preservation is the process of 1.)__________ food from 2.)__________ by creating

conditions under which microorganisms cannot multiply and 3.)__________.There are

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different methods of preserving food. We used 4.) __________ method to eliminate the water
content of the food. In 5.) __________ method, food is exposed near the fire and smoke until it
is cooked. We used 6.) __________ method in preserving milk, sardines, meat, fruits and fruit
juices. We 7.) __________ the food in the bottle to kill off micro-organisms. We used 8.)
__________ method to maintain the freshness of meat, fish, egg and vegetables. In
fermentation, we used an adequate amount of 9.) __________ to prevent food from spoiling.
We add 10.) __________ on the food being preserved to prevent the growth of microbes.

Remember

Food preservation is done to prevent food wastage and to have a better taste. There are
ways to preserve food, such as drying, cooling or freezing, adding preservatives, fermentation,
smoking, boiling for sterilization and canning.

Checking Your Understanding

Direction: Read and understand the following questions. Write your answer on the blank
after the question.
1. What is the importance of food preservation methods?
________________________________________________________________________
2. Why should children learn about the ways of preserving food?
________________________________________________________________________
3. Your mother asks you to keep the vegetables inside the refrigerator. Where will you place
them to maintain their freshness?
________________________________________________________________________
4. How will you preserve the extra fish you have at home?
________________________________________________________________________
5. According to the lesson earlier, how will you prevent the growth of microbes in the food
being preserved?
________________________________________________________________________

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 Post-Test

Direction: Multiple Choice. Read and understand the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

1. This method of preserving is done by exposing the food under the heat of the sun to
eliminate its water content.
A. Canning B. Drying C. Fermentation D. Smoking
2. This preservative is used for making jelly, jam, or marmalade.
A. Salitre B. Salt C. Sugar D. Vinegar
3. Albert exposed the fish near the fire and smoked until it was cooked, what method of
food preservation did he do?
A. Boiling B. Drying C. Freezing D. Smoking
4. Sheila wants to make atsara, what preservative he must add for pickling vegetables and
fruits?
A. Salitre B. Salt C. Sugar D. Vinegar
5. What method did Alma do if she used cans in preserving the sardines?
A. Canning B. Freezing C. Sterilizing D. Smoking
6. Which of the following is NOT the correct way of preserving food?
A. Used preservatives to prevent the growth of microbes in the food being preserved.
B. Boiled or sterilized the food in the bottle to kill off microorganism.
C. Add vinegar on the ripe strawberry in making strawberry jam.
D. Keep the vegetables in a cooler in the refrigerator.
7. How will you destroy the most dangerous bacteria in the boiling/sterilizing method?
A. Boiled/sterilized at a temperature of 20-30 °C
B. Boiled/sterilized at a temperature of 30-40 °C
C. Boiled/sterilized at a temperature of 40-50 °C
D. Boiled/sterilized at a temperature of 50-60 °C
8. How is food preserved in the Fermentation method?
A. Soak or saturate the food with an adequate amount of salt.
B. Soak or saturate the food with an adequate amount of sugar.
C. Soak or saturate the food in an adequate amount of salitre.
D. Soak or saturate the food in an adequate amount of vinegar.
9. How can we maintain the freshness of the extra meat, fish, and egg that we bought?
A. Keep them inside the freezer of the refrigerator.
B. Keep them in a cooler in the refrigerator.
C. Place them on top of the table.
D. Keep them in a box.

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10. Why do we need to add preservatives in the food being preserved?
A. To prevent the growth of microbes.
B. To maintain their freshness.
C. To remove their bad odor.
D. To remove the bacteria.

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References

Bernardino, Josephine C., Fulgencio, Maria Gracia A., Lee, Estifania Gloria L., Paragas, Alma

L., Rafael, Edita T., Home Economics and Livelihood Education 6 (Quezon City,

Philippines:The Phoenix Publishing House Inc., 2017), pages 170-173.

Gloria, Peralta A., EdD, Arsenue, Ruth A., Ipolan, Catalina R., Quiambao, Yolanda L., Ariola,

Helenay Ann C., Life Skills Through THE 6, Textbook (Quezon City, Philippines: Vibal

Group Inc.), pages 124-127.

Prepared by:

NAME OF WRITER: PRAISE P. CANO

Teacher I
Navotas Elementary School
Schools Division of Navotas City

Name of Illustrator: Silver C. Calicdan

Teacher II
Tanza Elementary School
Schools Division Office of Navotas City
Acknowledgement
Illustrator: Eric De Guia- BLR Production Division

NAME OF LANGUAGE EDITOR: Mark Donald P. Bagsic

Teacher II
Andres Bonifacio Elementary School
Schools Division of Pasay City

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Key to Correction

Pretest Remember
Looking Back Activity Posttest
1. C 1.preventing
1. TRUE 1.C 1. B
2. D 2. spoilage
2. useful 2. F 2. C
3. A 3. grow
3. TRUE 3. I 3. D
4. C 4. drying
4. TRUE 4. D 4. D
5. C 5. smoking
5. time well 5. E 5. A
6. D 6. canning
spent/ 6. K 6. C
7. A 7. boiled/sterilized
productive time/ 7. H 7. D
8. B 8. cooling
important 8. G 8. A
9. B 9. salt
9. A 9. B
10. B 10. preservatives
10. B 10. A

Checking Your Understanding

Possible answer
Food preservation methods are important because these methods prevent the growth of
microbes in the food and prevents the food spoilage.
For them to apply or use in their daily lives.
I will keep the vegetables in a cooler of refrigerator to maintain their freshness.
I can use different ways of food preservation to preserve the extra fish at home like
adding preservatives, drying and smoking. I can add preservatives like salt. I can also dry
the fish by exposing them under the heat of the sun or place them near the fire and smoke
until they are cooked.
We can prevent the growth of microbes in the food being preserved by adding
preservatives like salt, vinegar, sugar and salitre. We can apply all the ways or methods in
preserving food to prevent the growth of microbes in the food.

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