FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION - FULL

J.ILANGUMARAN

HEAD ACHE?

EAT FISH! Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HEAVY FEVER .?

EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

TO PREVENT STROKE.. ?

DRINK TEA! Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (Actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system)!

INSOMNIA.. (CAN'T SLEEP?)

HONEY! Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

ASTHMA. ?

EAT ONIONS!!!! Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (When I was young, My mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better).

ARTHRITIS ?
Salmon Fish Tuna Fish

Mackerel Fish Sardines Fish

EAT FISH, TOO!!

Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (Fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

UPSET STOMACH ?

BANANAS - GINGER!!!!! Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

BLADDER INFECTION. ?

DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!! High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

BONE PROBLEMS?

EAT PINEAPPLE!!! Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple .

MEMORY PROBLEMS?

EAT OYSTERS! Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLD ?

EAT GARLIC! Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (Remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too .)

COUGHING.?

USE RED PEPPERS!! A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper . Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.

BREAST CANCER.. ?

EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage, helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER.. ?
Try these green fruits & vegetables: Broccoli (excellent!!) Kale Romaine lettuce Bok choy Zucchini Collard greens Brussel Sprouts Turnip greens Spinach Asparagus Cucumbers Cabbage Artichoke Okra Kiwi Honeydew Melon Lime Green bell pepper and there are many, many more!!

EAT DARK GREEN VEGGIES AND ORANGE !!! A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

ULCERS.?

EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!! Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

DIARRHEA..?

EAT APPLES! Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition . (Bananas are good for this ailment)

CLOGGED ARTERIES.?

EAT AVOCADO! Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.?

CELERY

OLIVES

EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!! Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too. Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE?

EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.

FRUITS:Kiwi.?

Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E &fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

Apple.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, Heart attack & stroke.

Strawberry..

Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits &protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you . .they're high in antioxidants and they actually keep us young .........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field ........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)

Orange.

Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away , lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.

Water melon

Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other Nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C &Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn suv rays)

Guava & Papaya

Guava fruit Papaya fruit

- Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

Tomatoes.

Are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies.

CONSTITUENTS OF FOODS
THERE ARE THREE MAIN GROUPS OF CONSTITUENTS OF FOODS
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS FATS and derivatives of these
In addition, there are inorganic and mineral components and a diverse group of organic substances like vitamins, enzymes, emulsifiers, acids, oxidants, antioxidants, pigments and flavors in small proportions.

The general composition of a food as well as the way in which the components are organized give a food its individual characteristics
For example, whole milk and fresh apples have about the same water content. But one is a liquid and the other is a solid because of the way the components are arranged

CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates are organic compounds with the basic structure of Cx (H2O)y In foods they are available as sugars (glucose, fructose, maltose, sucrose, and lactose) , dextrins, starches, celluloses, hemicelluloses, pectins and certain gums Simple carbohydrates are called as sugars and they contain 6 carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms, and 6 oxygen atoms Carbohydrates play a major role in biological systems and in foods. They are produced by photo synthesis in plants. Carbohydrates can be oxidized to furnish energy Glucose in the blood is a ready source of energy Fermentation of carbohydrates by yeast and other micro organisms can yield carbon dioxide, alcohol, etc.

PROPERTIES OF SUGARS
They are used for their sweetness They are readily soluble in water and form syrups They form crystals when water is evaporated from their solutions (this is the way sucrose is recovered from sugar cane juice) They supply energy They are readily fermented by microorganisms They prevent the growth of microorganisms in high concentration. So they are used as preservatives They darken in color or caramelize (burnt appearance) on heating. Some combine with proteins to give dark colors(browning reaction) They give body and mouth feel to solutions in addition to sweetness

PROPERTIES OF STARCHES
Starches are from plant origin They are not sweet They are not readily soluble in cold water They provide a reserve energy source in plants and supply energy in nutrition They occur in seeds as characteristic starch granules Starch granules may be precooked to produce a starch that will swell in cold water

PROPERTIES OF CELLULOSES AND HEMICELLULOSES

They are acting as supporting structures in plant tissues and relatively resistant to breakdown They are soluble in cold and hot water and are not digested by man. So they don't yield energy Long cellulose chains may be held together in bundles forming fibers as in cotton The fiber in food that produces necessary dietary roughage is largely cellulose. The hard parts of coffee beans and nut shells contain celluloses and hemicelluloses They can be broken down to glucose units by certain enzymes and microorganisms

PROPERTIES OF PECTINS AND CARBOHYDRATE GUMS

They are sugar derivatives usually present in plants in lesser amounts Pectins are made up of chains of repeating units Pectins are common in fruits and vegetables and are gumlike Pectins are soluble in hot water Pectins contribute viscosity to tomato paste and stabilize the fine particles in orange juice from setting out Pectins in solution form gels when sugar and acid are added (jelly manufacture) Pectins and gums are added to foods as thickeners and stabilizers

PROTEINS
Proteins are made by linking individual amino acids in long chains. Amino acids are made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen and some may also have sulfur Proteins are essential to all life They are major constituents of enzymes, antibodies, many hormones and body fluids such as blood, milk and egg white Protein chains can be oriented parallel to one another like the strands of rope as in wool, hair and the fibrous tissue of chicken or they can be randomly tangled like a bunch of string When the organized molecular configuration is of the protein is disorganized we can say the protein is denatured

FATS AND OILS

Fats differ from carbohydrates and proteins in that they are not polymers of repeating molecular units They do not contribute structural strength to plant and animal tissues Fats are smooth and greasy substances that are insoluble in water Fat is mainly is a fuel source for animal and plant. It contains 2.25 times the calories found in equal dry weight of protein and carbohydrate A typical fat molecule consists of glycerol combined with three fatty acids

 Fats gradually soften on heating. They do not have sharp melting point. Fats can be heated above the boiling point of water, they can brown the surfaces of foods When heated further they begin to smoke, then they flash and then they burn. The temperatures are called as smoke, flash and fire points respectively. This is important in commercial frying operations Fats will become rancid when they react with oxygen OR fatty acids are liberated from glycerol by enzymes Fat forms emulsions with water and air. Fat globules are suspended in a large amount of water as in milk or cream. Water droplets may be suspended in a large amount of fat as in butter Fat is a lubricant in foods. Fat has shortening power of fibrous muscles. Fat tenderizes meat as well as baked goods Fats contribute characteristic flavors to foods and in small amounts produce a feeling of loss of hunger

ADDITIONAL FOOD CONSTITUENTS

Carbohydrates, Proteins and fats are called as major food constituents There are other groups of substances which play in important role, out of proportion to their relatively small concentration in foods They are Natural Emulsifiers, Analogs, Organic Acids, Oxidants and Antioxidants, Enzymes, Pigments and Colors, Flavors, Vitamins and Minerals, Natural Toxicants and water

NATURAL EMULSIFIERS
Materials that keep fat globules dispersed in water OR water droplets dispersed in fat are emulsifiers Lecithins are the example for natural emulsifiers Lecithins are structurally like fats but contain Phosphoric acid Emulsifiers belong to a broader group of chemicals known as surface active agents

ANALOGS
Analogs have the common objective of mimicking the functional properties such as flavor, mouthfeel, texture and appearance at the same time reducing the caloric content of the food The use of fat replacers in ice cream is a good example of analogs Other substitutes for sugar and fat are also developed

ORGANIC ACIDS
Fruits contain natural acids, such as citric acid of oranges and lemons, malic acid of apples and tartaric acid of grapes These acids give the fruits tartness[ sharp in taste ] and slowdown the bacterial spoilage Foods are deliberately fermented with bacteria to produce acids to improve flavor and quality Organic acids have a wide range of textural effects in foods due to their reactions with proteins, starches, gums and other food constituents Acids are also important inhibitors of bacterial spoilage in foods

OXIDANTS AND ANTIOXIDANTS

Many food constituents are adversely affected by oxygen in the air. Oxygen is an oxidant which causes oxidation of these materials Certain metals like copper and iron are strong promoters of oxidation. This is one of the reasons why copper and iron have largely been replaced in food processing equipment by stainless steel An antioxident tends to prevent oxidation. Natural antioxidants present in foods are lecithin, vitamin C and E and certain sulfur containing amino acids. Synthetic chemicals approved by Govt. are also effectively used as antioxidants in foods

ENZYMES
Enzymes are biological catalysts that promote a wide variety of biochemical reactions Amylase found in saliva promotes digestion or breakdown of starch in the mouth Pepsin found in gastric juice promotes digestion of protein Lipase found in liver promotes breakdown of fats Even after a plant is harvested or an animal is killed, most of the enzymes continue to promote specific chemical reactions Enzymes are large protein molecules Enzymes function by lowering the activation energies of specific substrates In the course of reaction the enzyme is unchanged

PIGMENTS AND COLORS

Natural Plant and Animal Pigments are giving the color to foods Chlorophyll imparts green color to peas Carotene gives the orange color to carrots and corns Lycopene contributes the red to tomatoes and watermelons Anthocyanins contribute purple to grapes Oxymyoglobin gives the red color to meats The natural pigments are highly susceptible chemical change Fruit ripening, Meat ageing Excess heat alters the color of foods The second source of color to food is sugars Dark colors are resultant from chemical interactions between sugars and proteins

FLAVORS
The occurrence and food flavor changes more complex than anything In coffee alone there are 800 constituents which contribute to flavor and aroma. These organic chemicals are highly sensitive to air, heat and interaction with one another It is important to note that the flavor has a regional and cultural basis

VITAMINS AND MINERALS

Vitamins are organic chemicals Vitamin D can be manufactured by human body Vitamins are divided into two main groups as fat soluble A, D, E & K and water soluble C & B Minerals are also required by human body. The deficiency may result in weakness in bones and tooth.

NATURAL TOXICANTS
The plants have evolved the ability to form many compounds which may serve to protect the plant. Some of these are toxic Some species of mushrooms have poisonous properties The toxicants occurring naturally in foods are alkaloid solanine in potatoes, cyanide in lima beans, safrole in spices, prussic acid in almonds, oxalic acid in spinach etc. Many harmful substances are also added to food from industrial contaminants, fertilizers, soil and water.

WATER
Water is present in most natural foods to the extent of 70% of their weight or greater Fruits and vegetables may contain 90% to 95% Cooked meat still contains 60% of water Water greatly affects the texture of foods The form of water present in the food decide the physical properties of food. Milk and apple have the same amount of water but have different physical structure Removing food from water is called as food dehydration The removal water is done in foods to reduce weight and to preserve Water which cant be removed by dehydration is called as bound water

UNIT OPERATIONS IN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

Cleaning Coating Concentrating Controlling Disintegrating Drying Evaporating Fermentation Forming Heating/Cooling Materials handling Mixing Packaging Pumping Separating and others

The above operations are listed in alphabetical order not in sequence of importance

 The unit operations may also include numerous different activities. For example agitating, beating, blending, diffusing, dispersing, emulsifying, homogenizing, etc. One of the key elements to food processing is the proper selection and combination of unit operations into more complex integrated processing systems

MATERIALS HANDLING
Materials handling includes such varied operations as hand and mechanical harvesting on the farm, refrigerated trucking of perishable produce, box car transporting of live cattle and pneumatic conveying of flour from rail car to bakery storage bins Throughout such operations emphasis must be given to maintaining sanitary conditions, minimizing product losses, maintaining the material quality, minimizing bacterial growth, and timing all transfers & deliveries so as to minimize the holdup time

CLEANING
Foods by the nature of the way they are grown or produced on farms in open environment requires cleaning before use Cleaning ranges from simple removal of dirt from egg shells with an abrasive brush to the complex removal of bacteria from a liquid food by passing it through a micro porous membrane Grains must be cleaned of stones before use Cleaning can be accomplished with brushes, high velocity air, steam, water, vacuum, magnetic attraction of metal contaminants, mechanical separation and so on Some cleaning methods are dictated by surface characteristics of the product Many types of soil dirt can be cleaned with mild alkaline detergents

SEPARATING
Separating can involve separating a solid from a solid OR solid from a liquid OR liquid from a solid One of the commonest forms of separating is the hand sorting and grading of individual units as in the case of vegetables and fruits Mechanical and electronic sorting devices are developed to avoid the problems in manual sorting Difference in color can be detected by a photo cell and this can be done at enormous speeds Light shining through eggs can detect blood spots Automatic separation according to size is easily accomplished by passing fruits or vegetables over different size screens and holes

A TYPICAL SEPARATOR

The skins of fruits and vegetables may be removed using a lye peeler

DISINTEGRATING
Operations which subdivide large pieces of food into smaller parts are classified as disintegrating It may involve cutting, grinding, pulping, homogenizing and so on Normally dicing [cubing] of vegetables is done in automatic machines The cutting of meat is still a time consuming hand-labor operation When disintegrating is done by grinding heat is produced and this heat may denature the proteins. To avoid this grinding operations are normally done in frozen form Homogenizing produces disintegration of fat globules in milk

B. DICING EQUIPMENT

A. SLICING EQUIPMENT

PUMPING
Moving fluids from one processing step to another is done by pumping There are many kinds of pumps. The choice is dependent on the character of food to be moved Cam and piston pump, Gear pumps, Lobe pumps, Screw pumps, Vane pumps and Shuttle block pumps are normally used for this purpose

MIXING
There are many kinds of mixtures depending on the materials to be mixed Mixing solids with solids, solids with liquids and liquids with liquids can be done

HEATING
Many foods are heated to destroy microorganisms Some are heated to drive away moisture and to develop flavors Some are also heated to make them more tender Foods are heated by conduction, convection and radiation or a combination of these Foods are sensitive to heat Prolonged heating causes burned flavors, dark colors and loss of nutritional value Foods may be heated or cooked using toasters, direct injection of steam, direct contact with flame, using electronic energy as in the case of microwave ovens, etc.

b). HORIZONTAL SCRAPED SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGER

COOLING
Cooling is the removal of heat energy and this may be done to the degree of chilling to refrigerator temperature. Beyond this range the food is frozen Milk is cooled by passing them in thin layers through heat exchangers There are many types of commercial freezers Quick freezing is done to preserve the food quality. Liquid nitrogen at -196 degree celcius is used for this purpose

PLATE FREEZER

LIQUID NITROGEN FREEZER

EVAPORATION
Evaporation is principally used to concentrate food by removal of water It is also used to recover desirable volatiles and to remove unwanted volatiles Grapes and some other fruits are dried in sun light All liquids boil at low temperature under reduced pressure

DRYING
The objective of drying is to remove water with minimum damage to the food Evaporators will concentrate foods twofold or threefold but the driers will take food very close to total dryness Driers are used to prepare products like milk powder and instant coffee Liquid foods are normally subdivided either as a spray or as a film and then the moisture is removed quickly with the help of circulating heated air Small food pieces such as peas and diced onions can be dried by moving through a long tunnel oven Over heating and shrinkage by the removal of moisture will give poor quality to the food and this can be avoided by freeze drying

FORMING
Foods are often formed into specific shapes Pressure is applied to form the desired shapes. If necessary heating is also done in some cases Forming is an important operation in making breakfast cereals. This is done by pressure extrusion through dies

PACKAGING
Food is packaged for many purposes. Some reasons are containment for shipping, dispensing, unitizing in to appropriate sizes, improving the usefulness, protect from microbial contamination, physical dirt, insect invasion, light exposure, flavor pickup, flavor loss, moisture pickup, moisture loss and physical abuse Food is packaged in metal cans, glass & plastic bottles, paper & paper board, wide variety of plastic & metallic films and combinations of these Packaging is done by continuous automatic machines at a speed of 1000 units per min The container forming is dependent on the type of the food

OVERLAPPING UNIT OPERATIONS

The division or grouping of the unit operations is not fixed and perfect. There can be overlapping Any total food process will always be a series of unit operations, performed in a logical sequence In modern food processing these operations are so connected as to commonly permit smooth, continuous automatically controlled production So that the sequence is dependent on the type of the food, the industry by which it is processed, etc.

ENERGY CONSERVATION
All the unit food processing unit operations require considerable amounts of energy. Thus the energy cost is a significant part in food production Care must be taken while designing the unit operations for optimizing energy use Dehydration, concentration, freezing, sterilization and other operations are being reevaluated in terms of times and temperatures There are many methods to conserve energy throughout the food production. Today it is also common to employ energy conservation specialists for energy auditing and management

FOOD DETERIORATION AND ITS CONTROL

All foods undergo varying degrees of deterioration during storage Deterioration include organoleptic desirability, nutritional value, safety and aesthetic appeal Foods may change in color, texture, flavour etc Food is subjected to physical, chemical and biological deterioration Heat, cold, light, other radiation, oxygen, moisture, dryness, natural food enzymes, micro organisms, macro organisms, industrial contaminants, presence of other foods and time are range of potentially destructive factors

USEFUL STORAGE LIFE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL TISSUES

FOOD PRODUCT
Meat Fish Poultry Dried, salted, smoked meat and fish Fruits Dried fruits Leafy vegetables Root crops Dried seeds

GENERALISED STORAGE LIFE AT 21OC [days]

1-2 1-2 1-2 360 and more 1-7 360 and more 1-2 7-20 360 and more

Room temperature is much higher than 21 deg c in many parts of the world Similarly slow rate of deterioration will occur in low temperature, low moisture, high in sugar, high in salt, high in acid etc.

 It is interesting to note that some most important methods of food preservation have been developed during the time of war When Napoleon of France is at war during eighteenth century the army suffered a lot with spoiled food Prizes were offered to develop useful methods for preserving food A scientist Nicolas Appert found that food can be preserved by heating it in a sealed container and Appert was awarded. This lead to the development of canning food The renowned scientist Pasteur invented that the spoilage of food is due to micro-organisms and that can be controlled or killed by heating. This lead to the development of processes like pasteurization and sterilization One of the most important aspects of food processing is to understand the food deteriorative factors and to control them

SHELF LIFE AND DATING OF FOODS

It is defined as the time that a food takes to decline to an unacceptable level The term acceptable varies from person to person. In many cases the manufacturer will define the minimum acceptable quality[MAQ] The shelf life depend on many factors like processing method, packing and storage conditions For example one cant exactly tell the shelf life of fresh milk at room temperature. Milk at room temperature have different shelf life than milk stored at refrigeration temperature So a dating system is formed in retail packages like Pack date, sell by date etc.

MAJOR CAUSES OF FOOD DETERIORATION

Growth and activities of micro organisms [bacteria, yeasts and molds] Activities of food enzymes and other chemical reactions within the food itself Infestation by insects [parasites and rodents] Inappropriate temperature for a given food Either the gain or loss of moisture Reaction with oxygen Exposure to light Physical stress or abuse Time

BACTERIA, YEASTS AND MOLDS

There are thousands of species of micro organisms and they are all associated with one another and food products Not all the species are causing the damage. The growth of some are desirable [production of alcohol, flavor production in some food etc.] Micro organisms are capable of spoiling food and found everywhere [soil, water, air, skins of cattle, feathers of poultry, intestines and cavities of animal body, skins and peels of fruits and vegetables, hulls of grains and the shells of nuts, food processing equipment, hands, skin and clothes of the worker] It is to be noted that the micro organisms are not found within the flesh of healthy living animal and juice of plants Milk of a healthy cow is sterile but becomes contaminated as it passes through the teat canals

 Bacteria are single-celled organisms and can be classified into one of three types based on the shape of the cells Bacterial spores are far more resistant than yeast and mold spores All bacteria associated with food are small in the order of micro meter Molds are still larger and complex in structure and are in the order of 1 micro meter Most yeasts are spherical or ellipsoidal and are larger in the order of 20 micro meter Bacteria, yeast and mold can attack all food items. Some ferment sugars, hydrolyze starches and celluloses, hydrolyze fats and produce rancidity, few produce toxins, digest proteins, produce ammonia like odors The micro organisms like warm and moist conditions and are called as mesophilic [temp 16 to 38 deg c]

 Some will grow at freezing point of water and are called as psychrophilic The others will grow at temperatures above 82 deg c and are called as thermophilic The spores of many bacteria will survive prolonged exposure to boiling water and then multiply when the temperature is lowered Bacteria will multiply by cell division. One will become two, two will become four and so on. They can double their number in every 30 minutes under favorable conditions Food intoxications involve toxic substances produced in food by micro organisms The bacteria called C Botulinum produce food toxins in many foods

FOOD-BORNE DISEASE
Food-borne diseases are commonly classified as food infections that are caused by microorganisms or food intoxicants that are produced in foods as by products of microorganisms prior to consumption S aureus and C botulinum produce specific food toxins Certain molds also produce toxins Many bacteria can transmit food-borne infections capable of causing human disease Number of viral infections may be contracted by man through contaminated food Microorganisms that are causing disease to humans are known as pathogenic or pathogens Scientists are still learning about food-borne diseases

INSECTS, PARASITES AND RODENTS

Insects are particularly destructive to cereal grains, fruits and vegetables When insects eat food the food will be open to microorganisms and this will cause further damage Insect eggs may persist or be laid in food then they multiply Commodities containing highly destructive insects are prohibited from import and export The important food-borne parasite is the Trichinosis nematode and Trichinella spiralis. This will penetrate into the intestines of pork A worm from food called Genus Anisakis can infect man and this can survive in refrigeration temperature Rodents consume and waste huge volume of food. The urine poured on the food by rodents is containing several disease producing bacteria

FOOD ENZYMES
The enzymes present in food ferment, rancidify and putrefy The activity of enzymes may be present in food even after 60 yrs of storage In living plant and animals these type enzymatic activities are balanced The enzyme pepsin helps digest proteins in food but it will not digest the intestine Some of the reaction of the enzymes are highly desirable. For example the ripening of fruits The enzymes may be inactivated by heat, chemicals, irradiation etc.,

HEAT AND COLD

Heat and cold can also cause deterioration in foods if they are nor controlled The rate of chemical reaction is doubled in every 10 deg C rise Excessive heat will denature proteins, breaks emulsions, dries food by removing moisture and destroys vitamins Freezing will also denature proteins in milk, the emulsion will be broken and the fat will separate In refrigerated storage temperature ie) 4 deg C, some are weakened or killed and deterioration will follow. This is known as chill injury Bananas, lemons and some other foods are to be kept above 10 deg C for retaining maximum quality

MOISTURE AND DRYNESS

Excessive moisture pickup and dryness cause deterioration in foods Moisture is required for chemical reactions and for microorganisms Loss of moisture particularly affect the texture and appearance Surface moisture resulting from changes in RH can cause lumping, caking, mottling, crystallization and stickiness Very small amount of condensed water is enough for the growth of microorganisms The condensation may also occur from the water of the food. Vegetables can give off moisture from respiration

OXYGEN
The 20% of oxygen in the air is quite enough to cause reactions in many foods Vitamins A & C, food colors and flavors are subject to oxidation Oxygen is essential for the growth of microorganisms Most of the molds are aerobic. They grow on the surface of foods Atmospheric oxygen is removed from the packing of many foods and other gases like nitrogen and carbon dioxide are filled inside. This is called as modified atmosphere packaging Some foods are packed with oxygen scavengers for absorbing residual oxygen

LIGHT
Light destroys vitamins A, C and riboflavin Light also cause deterioration in many food colors Milk in bottles exposed to the sun light changes its flavor. This is due to light induced oxidation and changes in protein Surface discolorations of sausages and meat pigments are different under natural light and under fluorescent lamps Sensitive foods are packaged in opaque materials

TIME
After harvest there is a time when the quality of the food is highest. In many foods the quality is peak in one or two days All deteriorative activities progress with time. But this is not applicable to some fermented foods Adequate processing and packaging will prolong life

PRINCIPLES OF FOOD PRESERVATION

1. Keep the food alive as long as possible. Kill the animal or plant just before it is to be used 2. After killing the food clean it, cover it and cool it as quickly as possible. This will slowdown the deterioration for a short time 3. For long term and practical preservation inactivating or controlling microorganisms, enzymes and reducing or eliminating chemical reactions are to be done

CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS
Controlling bacteria, yeasts and molds is done by heat, cold, drying, acid, sugar, salt, smoke, air, chemicals radiation HEAT Most of the micro organisms grow best at the temperature range of about 16 to 38 deg C Most bacteria are killed in the temperature range of 82 to 93 deg C But many bacterial spores are not destroyed even by boiling water at 100 deg C for 30 min To ensure sterility (total destruction of microorganisms including spores) a temperature of 121 deg (wet heat) must be maintained for 15 min or longer

 There are two standards called sterility and commercial sterility Not all the foods require the same amount of heat for sterilization When food are high in acid such as tomatoes and oranges, the killing power of heat is increased. A temperature of 93 deg C for 15 min is enough to gain sterility if sufficient acid is present Safe temperatures and times fro different foods are published in standard handbooks Many times it is not necessary to kill all the microorganisms. It may be enough to supply heat to destroy disease producing organisms only In pasteurization of milk 63 deg C for 30 min is enough to destroy all pathogenic microorganisms

COLD
Psychrotroph type microorganisms will grow down to 0 deg C, the freezing point of water and below At temperatures below 10 deg C the growth rate is slow and becomes slower the colder it gets When the water is frozen there is no multiplication of microorganisms But in some foods all of the water is not frozen at a temperature of -10 deg C or lower The slowing of microbial activity is the principle behind the refrigeration and freezing preservation An important thing is to be noted that an ice cream mix inoculated with typhoid bacteria still remained 600000 live bacteria per millimeter after 1 year of frozen storage When the food is taken out of the frozen storage and thawed the microorganisms will begin to grow Recent studies show that some disease producing bacteria can grow at refrigeration temperatures of 3.3 deg C

DRYING Microorganisms in a healthy growing state may contain in excess of 80% water If the water is removed from the food, water will also be removed from the bacterial cells and multiplication will stop Partial drying is less effective than total drying and is done for several reasons ACID In sufficient strength acid modifies bacterial proteins as in denatures food proteins and hence the microorganisms are sensitive to acid The acid produced by one organism during fermentation will often will inhibit another type of organism Controlled fermentation is a method of preservation Acid may be produced in foods by adding acid producing bacterial cultures. In some cases the acids are directly added to foods. Some foods naturally contain rich acids As we discussed earlier acid combined with heat is more destructive to microorganisms. The acid concentration is measured in ph values

SUGAR and SALT Many fruits are preserved by placing them in a sugar syrup Meat products are preserved by placing them in salt brine The microorganisms are contained by cell membranes and the membranes allow water to pass through them Active microorganisms contain about 80% of water. When they are placed in salt or sugar syrup the water from the cells is moved out through the membrane into the syrup. This is the process of osmosis This cause partial dehydration of cells called as plasmolysis and this prevent cell multiplication Quite opposite will happen in placing food in distilled water Different organisms have various degrees of tolerance to osmosis. Yeast and molds are more tolerant than bacteria

SMOKE Smoking of food is used as a meth of preservation in meat and fish Smoke contains preservative chemicals like formaldehyde Smoke is generally associated with heat and kill some bacteria In the presence of smoke dehydration will also occur in foods Smoking is also done to improve flavor ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION The growth of microorganisms require oxygen and air It is easy to exclude air from aerobes by wax coating and skin tight plastic films But preserving against anaerobe like C Botulinum the presence of air is essential

CHEMICALS Many chemicals will kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms Most of the chemicals are producing side effects and are not permitted Very few are permitted to be added in low levels in certain foods. They are sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, sodium, calcium propionate, ethyl formate and sulphur dioxide RADIATION Radiation using x-rays, microwaves, ultraviolet light and ionizing radiations are used to kill or inhibit microorganisms in foods. This radiation sterile most foods and deactivate enzymes For all types of radiation different type doses are required Today foods are irradiated with ionizing radiation obtained from radioactive isotopes or electron accelerators There will be no significant temperature rise in this irradiation and this method is called cold sterilization

CONTROL OF ENZYMES AND OTHER FACTORS Preservation of foods against deterioration from inherent food enzymes will be the second important thing Just as microorganisms are controlled with heat, cold, drying etc. these are used here to control or inactivate damaging enzymes Heat and cold at the time of killing microorganisms also inactivate the enzymes to some extent It is important to note that some enzymes are more resistant to the effects of heat, cold and other methods of preservation Freezing Irradiation may be useful in inhibiting or killing bacteria. But they are ineffective against enzymes Hence specific methods are to be employed for inactivating enzymes in foods

FOOD DEHYDRATION AND CONCENTRATION

Water is removed from food by a variety of controlled dehydration processes such as cooking and baking Grains in the field dried by exposure to sun [upto 14% of moisture] Centuries ago humans learned the natural sun drying process to dry fish and thin slices of meat. This will not lower moisture less than 15% Food dehydration refers to artificial of dehydration under controlled conditions and will completely remove moisture [upto 1% - 5%] Water is removed from potatoes before frying and cereals from toasting Concentration process is the removal of partial water such as in the manufacture of syrups

DEHYDRATION
Preservation is not the only reason for dehydration. Foods may be dehydrated to reduce weight also Orange juice contain only 12% solids. So removal of moisture leaves one eighth of the total weight approximately This is useful in making powders of many fruits and other liquid foods Some drying processes are chosen to retain the size and shape of the original food. Freeze-drying is such a method Reduced weight will reduce the shipping cost considerably Another reason is for production convenience. Instant coffee is a good example for this

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Irrespective of the method of dehydration and drying all will involve heat and mass transfer These two processes are not always favored by the same operating conditions. For example pressing food between two hot plates will help to transfer heat but will not help to transfer moisture Our process must generally concentrate to remove moisture as fast as possible The following considerations are important Surface area, temperature, air velocity, humidity, atmospheric pressure, vacuum, evaporation temperature, time and temperature.

NORMAL DRYING CURVE

Figure 1 represents a typical drying curve for virtually any product. Drying occurs in three different periods, or phases, which can be clearly defined. The first phase, or initial period, is where sensible heat is transferred to the product and the contained moisture. This is the heating up of the product from the inlet condition to the process condition, which enables the subsequent processes to take place. In some instances, pre-processing can reduce or eliminate this phase. For example, if the feed material is coming from a reactor or if the feed is preheated by a source of waste energy, the inlet condition of the material will already be at a raised temperature. The rate of evaporation increases dramatically during this period with mostly free moisture being removed. During the second phase, or constant rate period, free moisture persists on the surfaces and the rate of evaporation alters very little as the moisture content reduces. During this period, drying rates are high, and higher inlet air temperatures than in subsequent drying stages can be used without detrimental effect to the product. There is a gradual and relatively small increase in the product temperature during this period. Interestingly, a common occurrence is that the time scale of the constant rate period may determine and affect the rate of drying in the next phase. The third phase, or falling rate period, is the phase during which migration of moisture from the inner interstices of each particle to the outer surface becomes the limiting factor that reduces the drying rate.

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INTERMEDIATE MOISTURE FOODS

HEAT PRESERVATION AND PROCESSING

Cooking, frying, and heating of foods prior to consumption are forms of heat preservation Heat processing is done for making food tender, palatable, free from microorganisms and for deactivation enzymes The toxin produced by C Botulinum can be destroyed by heating to 100 deg C for a period of 10 min Simple cooking process will not destroy all microorganisms DEGREES OF PRESERVATION: Sterilization Commercial sterilization Pasteurization Blanching

 Sterilization refers to 121 deg C of wet heat for 15 min or more Commercial sterilization refers to killing pathogens

SELECTING HEAT TREATMENTS

The selection of the heat treatment is based on Time-temperature combination required to inactivate the most of the heat resistant pathogens and spoiling microorganisms in a particular food Heat penetration characteristics of a particular food

 The D value and z value are used to characterize the heat resistance of a micro-organism and its temperature dependence respectively. There are a large number of factors which determine the heat resistance of microorganisms, but general statements of the effect of a given variable on heat resistance are not always possible. The following factors are known to be important.

MARGIN OF SAFETY

COLD POINT IN FOOD MASSES

When heat is applied from the outside the food nearest to the heating surface will reach sterilization temperature sooner then the food near the centre The point in a food or inside a heating can which is the last to reach the final heating temperature is called as the cold point Knowledge about the cold point is important in determining the process time Sufficient time must be allowed to bring the cold point of a given food mass to the required temperature in any heating process In heating food inside a can the cold point will be located in very centre of the can Both conduction and convection heating methods are used to heat food

DETERMINING PROCESS TIME AND PROCESS LETHALITY

MICROWAVE HEATING

HOT PACK AND HOT FILL

Packing of previously heat treated foods into clean containers while the food is still hot This is most effective with acid foods Many fruit juices are hot packed in the temperature not less than 77 deg C

FLASH 18 PROCESS
When conventional hot pack process is not possible for low acid foods [heating above 100 deg C and filling in the containers above 100 deg C] flash 18 process is used This is also known as Smith-Ball process The entire canning process is done in a pressure chamber under a pressure of 18 to 20 psig above atmospheric Under this process the boiling point will be raised above 124 deg C and facilitates the canning process The filling process at this temperature also provide commercial sterilization and pasteurization

COLD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

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HEAT TRANSMISSION

OVERALL COEFFICIENT OF HEAT TRANSFER U

The overall coeffcient of heat transfer, U, is defned as the rate of heat transfer through a material or compound structural member with parallel walls. The U factor, as it is commonly called, is the resulting heat transfercoeffcient after giving effect to thermal conductivity, conductance, and surface flm conductance, and is ex-pressed in terms of BTU/(hour) (square foot of area)(F TD). It is usually applied to compound structures such as walls, ceilings, and roofs. The formula for calculating the U factor is complicated by the fact that the total resistance to heat fow through a substance of several layers is the sum of the resistance of the various layers. The resistance of heat fow is the reciprocal of the conductivity. Therefore, in order to calculate the overall heat transfer factor, it is necessary to frst fnd the overall resistance to heat fow, and then fnd the reciprocal of the overall resistance to calculate the U factor.

AIR INFILTRATION

PRODUCT LOAD

The heat to be removed from a product to reduce its temperature above freezing may be calculated as follows:

SUPPLEMENTARY LOAD

ELECTRIC MOTORS
Since energy cannot be destroyed, and can only be changed to a different form, any electrical energy transmitted to motors inside a refrigerated space must undergo a transformation. Any motor losses due to friction and ineffciency are immediately changed to heat energy. That portion of the electrical energy converted into useful work, for example in driving a fan or pump, exists only briefy as mechanical energy, is transferred to the fluid medium in the form of increased velocity, and as the fuid loses its velocity due to friction, eventually becomes entirely converted into heat energy. A common misunderstanding is the belief that no heat is transmitted into the refrigerated space if an electric motor is located outside the space, and a fan inside the space is driven by means of a shaft. All of the electrical energy converted to mechanical energy actually be-comes a part of the load in the refrigerated space. Because the motor effciency varies with size, the heat load per horsepower as shown in Table 16 has different values for varying size motors. While the values in the table represent useful approximations, the actual electric power input in watts is the only accurate measure of the energy input.

EQUIPMENT SELECTION

An additional 5% to 10% safety factor is often added to load calculations as a conservative measure to be sure the equipment will not be undersized. If data concerning the refrigeration load is very uncertain, this may be desirable, but in general the fact that the compressor is sized on the basis of 16 to 18 hour operation in itself provides a sizable safety factor. The load should be calculated on the basis of the peak demand at design conditions, and normally the design conditions are selected on the basis that they will occur no more that 1% of the hours during the summer months. If the load calculations are made reasonably accurately, and the equipment sized properly, an additional safety factor may actually result in the equipment being oversized during light load conditions, and can result in operating difficulties.

Some manufacturers of commercial and low temperature coils publish only ratings based on the temperature difference between entering dry bulb temperature and the evaporating refrigerant temperature. Although frost accumulation involving latent heat will occur, unless the latent load is unusually large, the dry bulb ratings may be used without appreciable error. Because of the many variables involved, the calculation of system balance points is extremely complicated. A simple, accurate, and convenient method of forecasting system performance from readily available manufacturers catalog data is the graphical construction of a component balancing chart.

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PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION OF MEAT PRODUCTS

SAUSAGES MANUFACTURE

SPECIAL EXTRUSION DIE FOR FORMING AND FILLING SAUSAGE CASING

SEA FOODS

MILK PRODUCTS

RELATED MILK PRODUCTS

Vitamin D milk Multi-vitamin mineral milk Low sodium milk Soft curd milk Low lactose milk Sterile milk Evaporated milk Sweetened condensed milk Dried whole milk Low fat milks, etc.

MILK SUBSTITUTES

BEER MANUFACTURE

COFFEE PRODUCTION PRACTICES

PRECOOLING
COOLING is generally considered the removal of field heat from freshly harvested products to inhibit spoilage and to maintain preharvest freshness and flavor. The term PRECOOLING implies the removal of heat before the product is shipped to a distant market, processed, or stored. Some products are slowly cooled in the room in which they are stored. Precooling is generally done in a separate facility within a few hours or even minutes. Therefore room cooling is not considered precooling.

PRECOOLING METHODS
The principal methods of precooling are hydrocooling, forced air cooling, forced-air evaporative cooling, package icing, and vacuum cooling. Most cooling is done at the packinghouse or in central cooling facilities. Some products can be cooled by any of these methods without suffering any adverse effects. For these products, the cooling method chosen is often determined more by such factors as economy, convenience, relation of the cooling equipment to the total packing operation, and personal preference

HYDROCOOLING
Because of its simplicity, economy, and effectiveness, hydrocooling is a popular precooling method. When a film of cold water flows briskly and uniformly over the surface of a warm substance, the surface temperature of the substance becomes essentially equal to that of the water. Rate of internal cooling is limited by the size and shape (volume in relation to surface area) and thermal properties of the substance being cooled. Hydrocooling is not popular for citrus fruit because it has a long marketing season and good postharvest holding ability. Citrus fruits are also susceptible to increased peel injury and to decay and loss of quality and vitality after hydrocooling. Apples are usually cooled in the storage rooms.

TYPES OF HYDROCOOLERS
Hydrocooling is accomplished by flooding, spraying, or immersing the product in an agitated bath of chilled water. Flood-type and bulk-type hydrocoolers are used to cool freestone peaches. The flood-type hydrocooler cools the packaged product by flooding as it is conveyed through a cooling tunnel. Adaptations consist of conveying the product through the cooling tunnel in loose bulk or in bulk bins. The bulk-type cooler uses combined immersion and flood cooling. Loose fruit, dumped into cold water, remains immersed for half of its travel through the cooling tunnel. An inclined conveyor gradually lifts the fruit out of the water and moves it through an overhead shower. The bulk-type cooler permits greater packaging flexibility than the flood-type.

Spray or waterfall hydrocoolers with conveyors are used to cool vegetables prior to packaging. The water is cooled by flooded refrigerated plates or pipe coils located over or adjacent to flood pans above the mesh belt conveyor. The flood pans deliver 34F water evenly over the produce as it is conveyed below. The water passes through the mesh conveyor, is filtered, and returned by pump and piping to the chiller Hydraircooling uses a mixture of refrigerated air and water in a fine mist spray that is circulated around and through the stack by forced convection. It has the advantage of reduced water requirements, the potential for improved sanitation, and the capability of adapting to fiberboard containers of the type that cannot be used in conventional hydrocooling systems. Cooling rates equal to, and in some cases better than, those obtained in conventional unit load hydrocoolers are possible.

Commercial Methods
Produce can be satisfactorily cooled (1) with air circulated in refrigerated rooms adapted for that purpose, (2) in rail cars or highway vans using special portable cooling equipment that cools the load before it is transported, (3) with air forced through the voids of bulk products moving through a cooling tunnel on continuous conveyors, (4) on continuous conveyors in wind tunnels, or (5) by the forced-air method of passing air through the containers by pressure differential. Each of these methods is used commercially, and each is suitable for certain commodities when properly applied. In circumstances where air cannot be forced directly through the voids of products in bulk, a container type and a load pattern that permits air to circulate through the container and reach a substantial part of the product surface is beneficial.

EFFECTS OF CONTAINERS AND STACKING PATTERNS The accessibility of the product to the cooling medium, essential to rapid cooling, may involve both access to the product in the container and to the individual container in a stack. This effect is evident in the cooling rate data of various commodities in various types of containers. A corrugated paperboard container venting pattern for palletized unit loads that produced cooling rates equal to those from conventional register stacked patterns. The spacing apple containers on pallets reduced cooling time by 50% as compared with pallet loads stacked solidly. Palletization is essential for shipment of many products, and pallet stability is improved if cartons are packed closely together. Thus, cartons and packages should be designed to allow ample airflow though the stacked products. The importance of vent sizes and location to obtain good cooling in palletized loads without reducing the strength of the container is also realised.

PACKAGE ICING Finely crushed ice placed in shipping containers can effectively cool products that are not harmed by contact with ice. Spinach, collards, kale, brussels sprouts, broccoli, radishes, carrots, and onions are commonly packaged with ice . Cooling a product from 95 to 35F requires melting ice equal to 38% of the products mass. Additional ice must melt to remove heat leaking into the packages and to remove heat from the container. In addition to removing field heat, package ice can keep the product cool during transit. Top icing, or placing ice on top of packed containers, is used occasionally to supplement another cooling method. Because corrugated containers have largely replaced wooden crates, the use of top ice has decreased in favor of forced-air and hydrocooling. Waximpregnated corrugated containers, however, have allowed the use of icing and hydrocooling of products after packaging. Pumping slush ice or liquid ice into the shipping container through a hose and special nozzle that connect to the package is another method used for cooling some products. Some systems can ice an entire pallet at one time

VACUUM COOLING
Vacuum cooling of fresh produce by the rapid evaporation of water from the product works best with vegetables having a high ratio of surface area to volume. In vacuum refrigeration, water, as the primary refrigerant, vaporizes in a flash chamber under low pressure. The pressure in the chamber is lowered to the saturation point corresponding to the lowest required temperature of the water. Vacuum cooling is a batch process. The product to be cooled is loaded into the flash chamber, the system is put into operation, and the product is cooled by reducing the pressure to the corresponding saturation temperature desired. The system is then shut down, the product removed, and the process repeated.

Refrigerated transport equipment can be broadly classified by type of operationhighway and intermodal equipment, or straight trucks. Intermodal equipment often includes special provisions for marine service. Highway and Intermodal Vehicles Refrigerated semitrailers for overland use are up to 55 ft long, 8.5 ft wide, and 14 ft overall height. Where permitted, double or triple trailers may be pulled by one tractor, or a trailer may be pulled by a refrigerated truck. Highway trailers, uncoupled from their tractors, are carried piggyback on railroad flatcars. Trailerswith tractorsand trucksare driven onto ships (roll-on roll-off, or RORO). Containers are carried on trailer and truck chassis, on railroad flatcars (container on flatcar, or COFC), and above and below deck on container ships.

Trucks Refrigerated trucks are used primarily for short-haul wholesale delivery within or between population centers. Body styles have been developed to suit the character and distribution needs of perishable products. Trucks are used in operations that may require more door openings than trailers. Various devices such as power lift gates and conveyors, which facilitate loading and unloading, are built into the body. Trucks for retail delivery may be furnished for either walk-in or reachin service. Wheeled racks, which can be rolled into place in the truck, are used to expedite loading. Multitemperature Vehicles Trucks and trailers may be partitioned into several compartments that can be held at different temperatures. This enables a variety of products to be carried in a single vehicle, making food distribution more efficient. For example, multitemperature vehicles can carry ice cream at -10F, frozen vegetables at 0F, meat at 30F, and fresh vegetables at 34F. This is usually accomplished via a thermostatically controlled fan-coil unit in each compartment.

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