Question

The basic operations done in the food process engineering are called as __________

(a) unit operations

(b) processing

(c) process management

(d) unit process

I had been asked this question in semester exam.

My doubt is from Basic Principles of Food Process Engineering in chapter Introduction & Unit Systems of Food Processing Unit Operations

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) unit operations

For explanation: The study of basic operations done in the food process engineering is called as unit operation. It involves physical or chemical transformations like separation, crystallization, filtration evaporation and other reactions. The unit process is defined as one or more grouped operations in manufacturing system.