Statement 1: Spores heated in soil directly are more heat resistant than ones which are mixed with sterile soils and then heated. Statement 2: Thermophilic bacteria which form spores in artificial media are more heat resistant than those formed on machinery in canning plants.

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.7k points)

Statement 1: Spores heated in soil directly are more heat resistant than ones which are mixed with sterile soils and then heated.

Statement 2: Thermophilic bacteria which form spores in artificial media are more heat resistant than those formed on machinery in canning plants.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

The question was posed to me in an internship interview.

The above asked question is from Principles of Food Preservation by Canning-1 topic in chapter Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

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