An fi amfani da ɗakin tsaftataccen abinci a cikin abin sha, madara, cuku, naman kaza, da dai sauransu. Ya fi dacewa yana da dakin canji, shawan iska, kulle iska da yanki mai tsabta. Kwayoyin ƙwayoyin cuta suna wanzu a ko'ina cikin iska wanda ke sa abinci ya lalace cikin sauƙi. Daki mai tsabta na iya adana abinci a ƙananan zafin jiki kuma ya basar abinci a zafin jiki mai zafi ta hanyar kashe ƙwayoyin cuta don adana abinci da dandano.
Dauki ɗayan ɗakin abinci mai tsabta a matsayin misali. (Bangladesh, 3000m2, ISO 8)