Shelf life can be defined as the finite length of time after which the product stored under specific packaged and environmental condition becomes unacceptable. A description of the main steps to study food shelf life and to define it based on simulation tests is reported. The first part of the article describes the main processes responsible for deterioration of food and the main critical quality parameters related to product or environmental. Then, the main quality indexes and how to determine the critical value of the quality index to establish the end of the shelf life are described. In the last part of the article, how to implement a shelf life study is described.
Storage Stability: Shelf Life Testing / Torrieri, E.. - (2015), pp. 188-192. [10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00666-8]
Storage Stability: Shelf Life Testing
Torrieri, E.
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2015
Abstract
Shelf life can be defined as the finite length of time after which the product stored under specific packaged and environmental condition becomes unacceptable. A description of the main steps to study food shelf life and to define it based on simulation tests is reported. The first part of the article describes the main processes responsible for deterioration of food and the main critical quality parameters related to product or environmental. Then, the main quality indexes and how to determine the critical value of the quality index to establish the end of the shelf life are described. In the last part of the article, how to implement a shelf life study is described.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
