Exp 2 heat

Question 1

D-value

Answer 1

The time (mins) to reduce microbial population by 90% (a log) in a specific condition.

Question 2

Z-value

Answer 2

Temperature change needed for the D-value to change by a factor of ten (a log).

Question 3

F-value

Answer 3

Thermal Death Time, the time (in minutes) to reduce a given number of organisms to 100(essentially zero) in a specified medium at a specified temperature (°F).

Question 4

formula to go from D-value to F-value

Answer 4

F-value=log(N)*D-value

Question 5

what can decrease the d-value

Answer 5

fat