Which of the following is needed in order to establish a refrigeration requirement?

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.8k points)

Which of the following is needed in order to establish a refrigeration requirement?

(a) Initial temperature of food

(b) Specific heat of food

(c) Amount of food to be placed in a room

(d) All of the mentioned

I have been asked this question in a national level competition.

Question is from Principles of Fresh Food Storage-2 topic in section Food Preservation, Principles of Fresh Food Storage, Principles of Refrigerated Gas Storage of Foods and Principles of Food Freezing of Food Engineering

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