Question

    Temperature required for pasteurization is

    A Above 70°C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Below 100°C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 110°C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Thermal pasteurization (named after inventor Louis Pasteur) is a relatively mild heat treatment, in which liquids, semi-liquids or liquids with particulates are heated at a specific temperature (usually below 100 °C) for a stated duration to destroy the most heat-resistant vegetative pathogenic organisms present in the food.

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