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Quality assurance for milk and milk products require a concerted effort from all the key stake holders along the entire...
High temperature pasteurization denatures peroxidase enzyme. The enzyme is more resistant to heat treatment than all pathogenic microorganisms found in...
Butter is a water-in-oil emulsion with the milk proteins acting as the emulsifiers. At refrigeration temperatures, butter remains a firm...
Any form of bacterial spoilage in milk is very significant because dairy products have a relatively limited keeping time and...
Calcium carbide has gained popularity among fruit traders in many parts of the world. This is partly due to the...
Milk standardization is important in the dairy industry because it is used to ensure that every consumer gets milk with...
Processing
They are marketed and served in their soft form as soon as they leave the freezer (at between negative eight to negative six degrees centigrade). The actual freezing takes place at between -15°C to -20°C for 3 - 5 minutes. The temperature is then increased to between -8°C and -6°C.
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Quality Management
Calcium carbide has gained popularity among fruit traders in many parts of the world. This is partly due to the effectiveness of the chemical in accelerating fruit ripening, its relative low cost, and it is easily available from many back-street shops.
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Production
With average digestibility of 70%, this grass has better returns for the farmer given the time it takes to maturity...
According to Dictionary.com, milk is "an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving...
Tools & Equipment
Machine milking has many advantages for the farmer including reducing the amount of labor required for hand milking. It cuts down the costs of operation and reduces the time required for milking.
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The gauzy cloth comes in different microns and is usually made of cotton fiber. Grades vary from open (grade 10) to very fine textured cheese cloths classified under grade 90. The different grades determine the quantity of solids the cloth can retain during straining.
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As a rule, any food packaging material must never cause adverse reactions with the food material it contains. Some metals are known to cause toxicity in food when used as packaging material. Others catalyze some oxidation reactions within the food.
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Milk testing is an essential component of quality assurance in manufacturing. Dairy processing plants, whether small, medium-sized or large-scale, need robust quality assurance labs with all the milk testing equipment necessary for effecting quality.
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An efficient dryer should remove as much moisture from the load as possible. To increase the efficiency, the incoming hot air from the solar collector should not reach the saturation point before venting.
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