FOOD PROCESSING AND

PRESERVATION - FULLPRESERVATION - 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

• EAT FISH, TOO!!

• Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually

prevent arthritis. (Fish has

omega oils, good for our immune system)

Mackerel FishSardines Fish

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 • 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

•Cucumbers•Cabbage•Artichoke•Okra•Kiwi•Honeydew Melon•Lime

• EAT DARK GREEN VEGGIES AND ORANGE !!!

• A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark

green and orange vegetables.

•Brussel Sprouts•Turnip greens•Spinach•Asparagus

•Lime•Green bell pepper•and there are many, many more!!

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.

CELERY OLIVES

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 • 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 anti-

oxidants 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 • 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 atomscarbon 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 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 • 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 • 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 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 whitehormones 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

waterwater

• 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 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 emulsifiersemulsifiers

• 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 foodthe 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 qualityacids 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 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• 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• 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 • 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 & Bsoluble – 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 • 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 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 can’t be removed by dehydration is called as bound water

UNIT OPERATIONS IN FOOD

PROCESSING INDUSTRY

• Cleaning

• Coating

• Concentrating

• Controlling

• Disintegrating

• Forming

• Heating/Cooling

• Materials handling

• Mixing

• Packaging• Disintegrating

• Drying

• Evaporating

• Fermentation

• 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.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

binsbins

• 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• 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

• 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

machinesmachines

• 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

A. SLICING EQUIPMENT

B. DICING 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

movedmoved

• 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 thesea 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 casessome 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 abusepickup, 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• 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• 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 TISSUESFOOD PRODUCT GENERALISED STORAGE LIFE

AT 21OC [days]

Meat 1-2

Fish 1-2

Poultry 1-2

Dried, salted, smoked meat and fish 360 and more

Fruits 1-7

Dried fruits 360 and more

Leafy vegetables 1-2Leafy vegetables 1-2

Root crops 7-20

Dried seeds 360 and more

• Room temperature is much higher than 21 deg c in manyparts of the world

• Similarly slow rate of deterioration will occur in lowtemperature, low moisture, high in sugar, high in salt, high inacid etc.

• It is interesting to note that some most important methods offood preservation have been developed during the time ofwar

• When Napoleon of France is at war during eighteenth centurythe army suffered a lot with spoiled food

• Prizes were offered to develop useful methods for preservingfood

• A scientist Nicolas Appert found that food can be preservedby heating it in a sealed container and Appert was awarded.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 offood is due to micro-organisms and that can be controlled orkilled by heating. This lead to the development of processeslike pasteurization and sterilization

• One of the most important aspects of food processing is tounderstand 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,• 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• 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 ofsome are desirable [production of alcohol, flavor productionin some food etc.]

• Micro organisms are capable of spoiling food and foundeverywhere [soil, water, air, skins of cattle, feathers of poultry,everywhere [soil, water, air, skins of cattle, feathers of poultry,intestines and cavities of animal body, skins and peels of fruitsand vegetables, hulls of grains and the shells of nuts, foodprocessing equipment, hands, skin and clothes of the worker]

• It is to be noted that the micro organisms are not found withinthe flesh of healthy living animal and juice of plants

• Milk of a healthy cow is sterile but becomes contaminated asit passes through the teat canals

• Bacteria are single-celled organisms and can be classified intoone of three types based on the shape of the cells

• Bacterial spores are far more resistant than yeast and moldspores

• All bacteria associated with food are small in the order ofmicro meter

• Molds are still larger and complex in structure and are in theorder of 1 micro meter

• Most yeasts are spherical or ellipsoidal and are larger in the• Most yeasts are spherical or ellipsoidal and are larger in theorder of 20 micro meter

• Bacteria, yeast and mold can attack all food items. Someferment sugars, hydrolyze starches and celluloses, hydrolyzefats and produce rancidity, few produce toxins, digestproteins, produce ammonia like odors

• The micro organisms like warm and moist conditions and arecalled 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,• 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• 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 tomicroorganisms and this will cause further damage

• Insect eggs may persist or be laid in food then they multiply

• Commodities containing highly destructive insects areprohibited from import and exportprohibited from import and export

• The important food-borne parasite is the Trichinosisnematode and Trichinella spiralis. This will penetrate into theintestines of pork

• A worm from food called Genus Anisakis can infect man andthis can survive in refrigeration temperature

• Rodents consume and waste huge volume of food. The urinepoured on the food by rodents is containing several diseaseproducing 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• 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

appearanceappearance

• 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

foodsfoods

• 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• 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 timeslowdown 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 commercialsterility

• Not all the foods require the same amount of heat forsterilization

• When food are high in acid such as tomatoes and oranges, thekilling power of heat is increased. A temperature of 93 deg Cfor 15 min is enough to gain sterility if sufficient acid ispresent

• Safe temperatures and times fro different foods are published• Safe temperatures and times fro different foods are publishedin standard handbooks

• Many times it is not necessary to kill all the microorganisms. Itmay be enough to supply heat to destroy disease producingorganisms only

• In pasteurization of milk 63 deg C for 30 min is enough todestroy all pathogenic microorganisms

COLD

• Psychrotroph type microorganisms will grow down to 0 deg C, the freezingpoint of water and below

• At temperatures below 10 deg C the growth rate is slow and becomesslower 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 -10deg C or lower

• The slowing of microbial activity is the principle behind the refrigerationand freezing preservationand freezing preservation

• An important thing is to be noted that an ice cream mix inoculated withtyphoid bacteria still remained 600000 live bacteria per millimeter after 1year of frozen storage

• When the food is taken out of the frozen storage and thawed themicroorganisms will begin to grow

• Recent studies show that some disease producing bacteria can grow atrefrigeration temperatures of 3.3 deg C

DRYING

• Microorganisms in a healthy growing state may contain in excess of80% water

• If the water is removed from the food, water will also be removedfrom the bacterial cells and multiplication will stop

• Partial drying is less effective than total drying and is done forseveral reasons

ACID

• In sufficient strength acid modifies bacterial proteins as indenatures food proteins and hence the microorganisms aresensitive to acidsensitive to acid

• The acid produced by one organism during fermentation will oftenwill inhibit another type of organism

• Controlled fermentation is a method of preservation

• Acid may be produced in foods by adding acid producing bacterialcultures. In some cases the acids are directly added to foods. Somefoods naturally contain rich acids

• As we discussed earlier acid combined with heat is moredestructive to microorganisms. The acid concentration is measuredin 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 isis 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 COMPOSITIONATMOSPHERIC 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 notpermitted

• 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• Radiation using x-rays, microwaves, ultraviolet light and ionizingradiations are used to kill or inhibit microorganisms in foods. Thisradiation sterile most foods and deactivate enzymes

• For all types of radiation different type doses are required

• Today foods are irradiated with ionizing radiation obtained fromradioactive isotopes or electron accelerators

• There will be no significant temperature rise in this irradiation andthis 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 extentinactivate 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 controlleddehydration processes such as cooking and baking

• Grains in the field dried by exposure to sun [upto 14% ofmoisture]

• Centuries ago humans learned the natural sun drying processto dry fish and thin slices of meat. This will not lower moistureless than 15%

• Food dehydration refers to artificial of dehydration undercontrolled conditions and will completely remove moisture[upto 1% - 5%]

• Water is removed from potatoes before frying and cerealsfrom toasting

• Concentration process is the removal of partial water such asin 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 foodsliquid 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• 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• 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.

FIG 10.20

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 byheating to 100 deg C for a period of 10 min

• Simple cooking process will not destroy all microorganisms• 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• 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 timeprocess 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• 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• 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

DETAILED

REFRIGERATION LOAD

CALCULATIONCALCULATION

HEAT TRANSMISSION

OVERALL COEFFICIENT OF HEAT

TRANSFER — UThe overall coeffcient of heat transfer, U, is defned as the rate of heat

transfer through a material or compound structural member withparallel walls.

The U factor, as it is commonly called, is the resulting heattransfercoeffcient after giving effect to thermal conductivity,conductance, and surface flm conductance, and is ex-pressed interms of BTU/(hour) (square foot of area)(°F TD).terms of BTU/(hour) (square foot of area)(°F TD).

It is usually applied to compound structures such as walls, ceilings, androofs.

The formula for calculating the U factor is complicated by the fact thatthe total resistance to heat fow through a substance of several layersis 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 isnecessary to frst fnd the overall resistance to heat fow, and then fndthe 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 fol-

lows:

SUPPLEMENTARY LOAD

ELECTRIC MOTORSSince energy cannot be destroyed, and can only be changed to a different

form, any electrical energy transmitted to motors inside a refrigerated spacemust undergo a transformation.

Any motor losses due to friction and ineffciency are immediately changed to heatenergy.

That portion of the electrical energy converted into useful work, for example indriving a fan or pump, exists only briefy as mechanical energy, is transferred tothe fluid medium in the form of increased velocity, and as the fuid loses itsvelocity due to friction, eventually becomes entirely converted into heatenergy.energy.

A common misunderstanding is the belief that no heat is transmitted into therefrigerated space if an electric motor is located outside the space, and a faninside the space is driven by means of a shaft.

All of the electrical energy converted to mechanical energy actually be-comesa part of the load in the refrigerated space.

Because the motor effciency varies with size, the heat load per horsepower asshown in Table 16 has different values for varying size motors.

While the values in the table represent useful approximations, the actual electricpower 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 loadcalculations as a conservative measure to be sure theequipment will not be undersized.

If data concerning the refrigeration load is very uncertain, thismay be desirable, but in general the fact that thecompressor is sized on the basis of 16 to 18 hour operationin itself provides a sizable safety factor.

The load should be calculated on the basis of the peakThe load should be calculated on the basis of the peakdemand at design conditions, and normally the designconditions are selected on the basis that they will occur nomore that 1% of the hours during the summer months.

If the load calculations are made reasonably accurately, andthe equipment sized properly, an additional safety factormay actually result in the equipment being oversized duringlight 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.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 forecast-

ing system performance from readily available manu-

facturer’s catalog data is the graphical construction of

a component balancing chart.

END OF REFRIGERATION LOAD

CALCULATION

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• Sterile milk

• Evaporated milk

• Sweetened condensed milk

• Dried whole milk

• Low fat milks, etc.

MILK SUBSTITUTES

BEER MANUFACTURE

COFFEE PRODUCTION PRACTICES

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

PRECOOLING

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 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

HYDROCOOLINGBecause 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 (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 HYDROCOOLERSHydrocooling 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 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 34°F 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

Hydraircoolinguses a mixture of refrigerated air and water in a fine mist 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 MethodsProduce 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 (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.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 35°F requires melting ice equal to 38% of the product’s 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

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 COOLINGVacuum 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 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 operation—highway and intermodal equipment, or straight trucks. Intermodal equipment often includes special provisions for marine service.

Highway and Intermodal VehiclesRefrigerated 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 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 tractors—and trucks—are 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 reach-in service. Wheeled racks, which can be rolled into place in the truck, are used to expedite loading.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 -10°F, frozen vegetables at 0°F, meat at 30°F, and fresh vegetables at 34°F. This is usually accomplished via a thermostatically controlled fan-coil unit in each compartment.

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