Sterilisation, Pasteurisation, Cooking Flashcards
1
Q
Lethal rate
A
the ratio of D- value at any temp to that at a reference temp
2
Q
Biot number
A
the ratio of conductive to conductive resistance
[ no unit]
3
Q
High Bi
Low Bi
Bi > 40
Bi
A
High Bi = Conductive resistance dominate
Low Bi = Conductive dominate
Bi > 40 = ignore convection
Bi
4
Q
C- value
A
the ‘quality’ factor of how the degree of heat treatment induced chemical, biochemical and texture changes in products
