Low-Acid Food
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Low-Acid Food | A food that contains little natural acid and has a pH higher than 4.6. Vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood are all low-acid foods. Bacteria thrive in low-acid foods. The only recommended and practical means of destroying bacteria naturally found in low-acid foods is to heat the food to 240F (116C) (at sea level) for a specified time in a pressure canner.
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