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

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The low moisture content in dried pasta prevents microbial growth, making it nonperishable.

Why Is the Pasta You Buy from the Grocery Store