Question

________ is the time taken to kill a specific bacterium at a specific temperature.

(a) F0 value

(b) Thermal death time

(c) D value

(d) Z value

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I want to ask this question from Heat Transfer Applications topic in section Heat Transfer Applications of Food Processing Unit Operations

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) Thermal death time

To explain I would say: Thermal death time which is also known as TDT is defined as the time taken to destroy a specific microbe at a particular temperature. TDT is used in regulating the sterilization procedures.