CONVENIENCE AND HEALTH FOODS 3 (1+2)

Lesson 9 : Milk Based Products And Mixes

Shelf life of milk based sweets

1. Shelf life of plain khoa is 3 days at room temperature. it can be extended to 14 days at 8° C when packed in parchment paper.
2. Channa can be stored for 2 days at room temperature, 10-12 days at 4° C.
3. Burfi, peda and kalakand (20-30%) have shelf life of 30 days at refrigeration and 7 days at room temperature.
4. Peda shelf life in modified atmosphere packing can be extended to 30 days at room temperature.
5. Kalakand remains well when vacuum packed up to 50 days at room temperature.
6. Shelf life depends on hygiene employed during production and packaging.
7. Storage conditions under poor hygiene may lead to adverse effect on consumer health.