1 credit
Spring 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionOverview of aseptic processing and packaging systems; thermal processing and fluid flow in continuous heat exchangers; food microbiology, chemistry, and packaging as applied to aseptic processing. Establishing processes for aseptic processing of liquid and particulate foods.
Learning Outcomes1Describe the chemical reactions that most affect the quality, including how to control and monitor these.
2Describe the microbiological concerns, and use this knowledge in problem solving.
3Select appropriate packages and package integrity tests.
4Understand the heat transfer principles, and calculate thermal processes, lethality flow rate characteristics, and residence time distribution.