Advances in Food Science
Advances in Food Science
Advances in Food Science
Presented by
Sowmiya G
1 – M.Sc(Nutrition and &Dietetics).
JMC, Trichy.
FOOD SCIENCE
Food science draws from many disciplines such
as biology, chemical engineering, and biochemistry
in an attempt to better understand food processes
and ultimately improve food products for the
general public. As the stewards of the field, food
scientists study the physical, microbiological, and
chemical makeup of food. By applying their findings,
they are responsible for developing the safe,
nutritious foods and innovative packaging.
DEHYDRATED RODUCTES
DEHYDRATION
Dehydration, in food processing,
means by which many types
of food can be preserved for
indefinite periods by extracting the
moisture, thereby inhibiting the
growth of microorganisms.
Dehydration is one of the oldest
methods of food preservation and
was used by prehistoric peoples in
sun-drying seeds. The North
American Indians preserved meat
by sun-drying slices, the Chinese
dried eggs, and the Japanese
dried fish and rice.
JUICE POWDER BY FOAM-MAT
MEHOD
• Washing the ripe fruits.
• Peeling and washing
• Crushing
• Fruit pulp
• Add Foaming agent and Foam stabilizer
• Whipping, Foamed pulp, Drying, Scraping & grinding.
• Foam dried fruit powder
• Packing & Storage.
FOAM-MAT DRYING
Foam – Mat drying is a process by which a liquid
concentrate along with a suitable foaming agent is used
to wipe to form stable foam and subjected to
dehydration in the form of a thin mat of foam at
relatively low temperature rate of drying in this process
is comparatively very high because of an enormous
increase in the liquid gas interface thus heat transfer is
imparted by large volume of gas present in the foamed
mass.
PRESERVED PRODUCTS
• Among preserved fruit, jams, jellies, ketch-up, sauces
form important class products. The popular varieties
of jams or pineapple, mango, mixed fruits. The
product is used as a spread on bread for
sandwiching. Its is popular consumed along with
chapatti, dosa or similar breakfast foods to make
them more palatable.
JAM
Jam is prepared by boiling fruit pulp with
sufficient quantity of sugar to a reasonable thick
consistency till firm enough to hold the jam in position.
• CONSTITUTENTS OF JAM:
Sugar
Acid & Water
Colour & Flavour
JELLY
Jelly is prepared by boiling fruit pieces with
water, expressing and straining the pectin containing
clear juice, adding sugar and concentrating it to such
consistency that it will set to a gel on cooling.
• CONSTITUTENTS OF JELLY:
Pectin
Acid
Sugar
PROCEDURE FOR JAM/JELLY
• Selection of fruit
• Making the extract
• Proportion of sugar to juice / pulp
• Cooking the jam / jelly
• Filling the bottles
• Packing, labelling and Storage.
• SELECTION OF FRUITS:
Both kind and the stage of ripeness of fruit are
important in the selection of fruit. Fruits sufficiently
ripe to have good flavour and colour but sufficiently
under ripe to have maximum pectin content and good
acidity will yield the best results.
• MAKING THE EXTRACT:
For making jelly, fruit pieces should be completely
immersed in water and cooked for 10 to 20 minutes. Hard
fruits like guavas are sliced and cooked for 45 minutes. After
cooking, to get clear jelly water is decanted without
disturbing the fruit. This extract is used for making jelly.
Fruits like apples are cooked with skin and made into
pulp with the strainer for making jam.
Alcohol test or jelmeter may be used for testing
pectin content.
• PROPORTION OF SUGAR TO JUICE / PULP:
Larger the amount of pectin in the juice or pulp
the larger the amount of sugar that should be used.
Less boiling is necessary with large amounts of sugar.
Usually, equal quantities of sugar and pulp are taken to
make jam.
• COOKING THE JELLY/PULP:
Cooking small lots of fruit juice(4 to 6 cups)is
more rapid and yields jelly of a better colour, flavour
and texture then cooking large lots. As soon as scum
collects in firm enough masses, if may be removed from
the surface. Rapid boiling accomplishes rapid
evaporation avoids a strong flavour and darkened
colour. It also prevents too great and inversion of
sucrose. After pouring in the bottle, it should not the
disturbed till the jelly/jam is set.
• SOME TESTS FOR DONENESS:
Sheet test
Bubble test
Plate test
Fork test
Temperature test
Refractometer
SAUCCE
Washing