Question Bank • QB_DFE_EXP_069 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 7: Dairy and Food Engineering

Preservation of Food

Subtopic: Kinetics of microbial death – pasteurization and sterilization of milk and other liquid foods

Question Statement:

In commercial canning of low-acid foods ($pH > 4.5$), the standard 12D process target for *Clostridium botulinum* requires a minimum sterilization value $F_0$ of $2.52\text{ minutes}$ at $121.1^\circ\text{C}$ (based on $D_{121.1} = 0.21\text{ min}$). Calculate the resulting log-reduction in microbial spores.

Answer Key:

12

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

The 12D concept provides 12 decimal log cycles of reduction in spore count: $\text{Log reduction} = \log_{10}\left(\frac{N_0}{N}\right) = 12.0$
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