Why is the pasta you buy from the grocery store shelf considered a nonperishable food?
A) It was sterilized during preparation.
B) It has a low nutritional content.
C) Microbes present in the pasta inhibit the growth of harmful microbes.
D) Various preservative chemicals are added.
E) The low moisture content prevents microbial growth.

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The low moisture content in pasta inhibits the growth of microbes, making it nonperishable.

Why Is the Pasta You Buy from the Grocery Store