Canning & Food Preservation

A method of preserving food by processing and sealing it in airtight containers, typically made of tin-plated steel or glass.

Core metadata

ID: canning_food_preservation
Era: Industrial
First known date: 1810 (exact)
Region: France
Review status: source_checked
Maturity: N/A

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Fields

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Node sources

How Did We Can? About the exhibit (U.S. National Agricultural Library, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node
Nicolas Appert (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 5
Average edge confidence: 68%
Prerequisite sources: 5
expert_inference: 5

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Advanced Chemistry (advanced_chemistry)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Advanced Chemistry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Chemistry (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, generic_overview) • Supports: edge
Glassmaking (glassmaking)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Glassmaking provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean (McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 2013, museum) • Supports: edge
Iron Working (iron_working)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron (Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, primary_paper) • Supports: edge
Steam Engine (steam_engine)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Steam Engine provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	In Pursuit Of Power (Science Museum Group, 2012, museum) • Supports: edge
Mass Production (mass_production)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Mass Production provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Mass production (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: edge

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