For the thermal death time curve, C= minutes to destroy the organism at 121 deg C. Z= slope of thermal death time curve in deg C and T= temperature under consideration and t= time taken to destroy. Then, which of the following represents the lethal rate at T?

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

For the thermal death time curve, C= minutes to destroy the organism at 121 deg C. Z= slope of thermal death time curve in deg C and T= temperature under consideration and t= time taken to destroy. Then, which of the following represents the lethal rate at T?

(a) C

(b) T

(c) t/C

(d) C/t

This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

My doubt stems from Principles of Food Preservation by Canning-4 in portion Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

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