Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_3960 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 7: Dairy and Food Engineering

Preservation of Food

Subtopic: Preservation of food by cooling and freezing

Question Statement:

A microbial population #68 has initial count N_0 = 10^6 CFU/ml. To achieve 12D commercial sterility reduction (12 decimal cycles) where target final count is N = 10^(-6) CFU/ml with decimal reduction time D_121 = 0.24 minutes, total sterilization holding time F_0 = 12 * D_121 in minutes is:

Answer Key:

2.88

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

F_0 = 12 * 0.24 = 2.88 minutes.
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