pasteurisation

Milk safety process

Pasteurisation is the process of heating food or drink—especially milk—to a specific temperature for a set time to kill harmful microorganisms without significantly altering taste or nutritional value.

Named after French scientist Louis Pasteur, who developed the technique in the 1860s.

Also spelled pasteurization.

microbial

bacteria

Nucleus-free single-celled organisms

salmonella · yeast · mold · spores · germs · enzymes · phosphatase · inactivation · tuberculosis · typhoid

safety

pathogens

Disease-causing microorganisms

botulism · foodborne · spoilage · shelf-life · expiration · perishable · freshness · hygiene · sanitation · coli

thermal

temperature

Measured heat intensity

Fahrenheit · thermometer · cooling · thermal · scalding · warm · hot

products

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

  • dairyMilk-based foods collectively
  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • ciderPressed apple beverage

beer · wine · eggs · cream · cheese · yogurt · butter · ice-cream · vinegar · honey

methods

UHT

Extreme-heat sterilization method

history

nineteenth-century

The years 1801-1900

microbiology

Categories
Opposites
processing method

pasteurisationfermentation

Microbial sugar conversion

culturing · wild fermentation · lacto-fermentation · natural fermentation · cold pressing

treatment state

pasteurisationraw

In original state

unpasteurised · untreated · raw milk · unprocessed · unheated

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