LSC S2:Processing and Preservation of Fruits Sample Activity of Integration

Context
Farmers in Namukisa village, produce a lot of fresh fruits every year. Almost every household has plenty of mangoes and oranges. This means that no one buys from the other. Most of these are only eaten fresh and a few households make fresh fruit drinks for sale. A lot of losses are made during the harvest
season. Plenty of the fruits are simply left to rot. No one bothers to do anything more than just eating them fresh or making a simple fruit drink especially for home use. Support Material

Task
Having read about the situation of the farmers in Namukisa village, prepare a report that you will use to advise the farmers.

Chapter Summary
In this chapter, you have learnt to:
@ prevent food spoilage and food poisoning during fruit processing.
conserve nutrients during fruit processing.
process fruits by drying.
•O process fruits with chemicals.
End of Chapter Exercise

1. With the knowledge of processing and preserving fruits,
   what are the benefits of food preservation?
2. Develop two recipes that you would use to preserve fruits locally available in your community. Give examples of the fruits you would preserve.