Pearson’s Square & Mass Balancing Methods of Standardization
Milk standardization is important in the dairy industry because it is used to ensure that every consumer gets milk with constant fat content and consi…
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Fungal Intoxication in Food: Mycotoxin (Aflatoxin) Poisoning
Mycotoxins are poisonous fungal metabolites of which, aflatoxins are the most prominent. They are produced when someone ingests fungal-infested food a…
Protein Content Determination: Kjeldahl Process
Kjeldahl process of protein content determination involves digestion of the sample in a Kjeldahl digester in the presence of concentrated sulfuric aci…
20 Serious Butter Defects & Their Solutions
Before releasing the butter to the market for sale, a team of competent judges conducts a series of tests to grade it. They carry out organoleptic tes…
Milk Fever: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Measures
A positive diagnosis is given when the blood calcium level goes below 8.5 mg/dl (or 2 mmol/l). Incalf cows need to replenish the calcium that the fetu…
Decision Making Techniques: Advantages and Disadvantages
Decision making is a meticulously outlined process that involves goal setting, gathering sufficient information and planning the execution plan. Decis…
Lactose Intolerance & How to Determine Lactose Content in Milk & Milk Products
The problem of lacatse enzyme deficiency is referred to as hypolactasia. This is when the body cannot produce enough lactase enzyme to digest lacto…
HTST, LTLT, and UHT Pasteurization & Effects on Milk Curdling
High temperature pasteurization denatures peroxidase enzyme. The enzyme is more resistant to heat treatment than all pathogenic microorganisms found i…
Ice Cream Plant Sanitation & Quality Control Parameters
Quality should be the first thing you think about whenever you set out to make any food product. Ensuring ice cream sanitation during ice cream manufa…
How to Formulate Ice Cream Mix for Super Ice Creams
An ice cream is a dairy product produced by dynamically freezing the pasteurized ice cream mix. The components of the ice cream mix include a mixture …