Factors responsible for the spoilage of food products

CONVENIENCE AND HEALTH FOODS 3 (1+2)

Lesson 15 : Packaging Of Convenience Foods

Factors responsible for the spoilage of food products

  1. Biological spoilage due to micro organisms
  2. Abiotic spoilage due to chemical reactions like oxidation, hydrolysis and enzymatic reactions.
  3. The environmental factors like light, humidity and temperature.
  4. The food processing parameters e.g.; processing temperature and duration.
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