Which of the following step is included in food canning by sterilization, which is considered the ideal method for food canning?

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

Which of the following step is included in food canning by sterilization, which is considered the ideal method for food canning?

(a) Sterilization by heating and cooling by a tubular heat exchanger

(b) Sterilization of containers and covers with super heated steam

(c) Filling of sterile product into the sterile container, application of sterile covers to filled containers and sealing cans in an atmosphere of either saturated or super heated steam

(d) All of the mentioned

I got this question during an online interview.

Origin of the question is Principles of Food Preservation by Canning-5 in division Principles of Food Preservation by Canning and Drying and Principles of Food Concentrates of Food Engineering

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