Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing
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Resumo: | The determination of the sterilization value for low acid foods in retorts includes a critical evaluation of the factory's facilities and utilities, validation of the heat processing equipment (by heat distribution assays), and finally heat penetration assays with the product. The intensity of the heat process applied to the food can be expressed by the Fo value (sterilization value, in minutes, at a reference temperature of 121.1 °C, and a thermal index, z, of 10 °C, for Clostridium botulinum spores). For safety reasons, the lowest value for Fo is frequently adopted, being obtained in heat penetration assays as indicative of the minimum process intensity applied. This lowest Fo value should always be higher than the minimum Fo recommended for the food in question. However, the use of the Fo value for the coldest can fail to statistically explain all the practical occurrences in food heat treatment processes. Thus, as a result of intense experimental work, we aimed to develop a new focus to determine the lowest Fo value, which we renamed the critical Fo. The critical Fo is based on a statistical model for the interpretation of the results of heat penetration assays in packages, and it depends not only on the Fo values found at the coldest point of the package and the coldest point of the equipment, but also on the size of the batch of packages processed in the retort, the total processing time in the retort, and the time between CIPs of the retort. In the present study, we tried to explore the results of physical measurements used in the validation of food heat processes. Three examples of calculations were prepared to illustrate the methodology developed and to introduce the concept of critical Fo for the processing of canned food. |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processingFo valueheat processcanned foodsThe determination of the sterilization value for low acid foods in retorts includes a critical evaluation of the factory's facilities and utilities, validation of the heat processing equipment (by heat distribution assays), and finally heat penetration assays with the product. The intensity of the heat process applied to the food can be expressed by the Fo value (sterilization value, in minutes, at a reference temperature of 121.1 °C, and a thermal index, z, of 10 °C, for Clostridium botulinum spores). For safety reasons, the lowest value for Fo is frequently adopted, being obtained in heat penetration assays as indicative of the minimum process intensity applied. This lowest Fo value should always be higher than the minimum Fo recommended for the food in question. However, the use of the Fo value for the coldest can fail to statistically explain all the practical occurrences in food heat treatment processes. Thus, as a result of intense experimental work, we aimed to develop a new focus to determine the lowest Fo value, which we renamed the critical Fo. The critical Fo is based on a statistical model for the interpretation of the results of heat penetration assays in packages, and it depends not only on the Fo values found at the coldest point of the package and the coldest point of the equipment, but also on the size of the batch of packages processed in the retort, the total processing time in the retort, and the time between CIPs of the retort. In the present study, we tried to explore the results of physical measurements used in the validation of food heat processes. Three examples of calculations were prepared to illustrate the methodology developed and to introduce the concept of critical Fo for the processing of canned food.Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos2009-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612009000400023Food Science and Technology v.29 n.4 2009reponame:Food Science and Technology (Campinas)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (SBCTA)instacron:SBCTA10.1590/S0101-20612009000400023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGumerato,Homero FerraciniSchmidt,Flávio Luíseng2010-01-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0101-20612009000400023Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/ctaONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista@sbcta.org.br1678-457X0101-2061opendoar:2010-01-26T00:00Food Science and Technology (Campinas) - Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (SBCTA)false |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing Gumerato,Homero Ferracini Fo value heat process canned foods |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing |
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Introducing the concept of critical Fo in batch heat processing |
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Gumerato,Homero Ferracini |
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Gumerato,Homero Ferracini Schmidt,Flávio Luís |
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Gumerato,Homero Ferracini Schmidt,Flávio Luís |
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Fo value heat process canned foods |
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Fo value heat process canned foods |
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The determination of the sterilization value for low acid foods in retorts includes a critical evaluation of the factory's facilities and utilities, validation of the heat processing equipment (by heat distribution assays), and finally heat penetration assays with the product. The intensity of the heat process applied to the food can be expressed by the Fo value (sterilization value, in minutes, at a reference temperature of 121.1 °C, and a thermal index, z, of 10 °C, for Clostridium botulinum spores). For safety reasons, the lowest value for Fo is frequently adopted, being obtained in heat penetration assays as indicative of the minimum process intensity applied. This lowest Fo value should always be higher than the minimum Fo recommended for the food in question. However, the use of the Fo value for the coldest can fail to statistically explain all the practical occurrences in food heat treatment processes. Thus, as a result of intense experimental work, we aimed to develop a new focus to determine the lowest Fo value, which we renamed the critical Fo. The critical Fo is based on a statistical model for the interpretation of the results of heat penetration assays in packages, and it depends not only on the Fo values found at the coldest point of the package and the coldest point of the equipment, but also on the size of the batch of packages processed in the retort, the total processing time in the retort, and the time between CIPs of the retort. In the present study, we tried to explore the results of physical measurements used in the validation of food heat processes. Three examples of calculations were prepared to illustrate the methodology developed and to introduce the concept of critical Fo for the processing of canned food. |
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