You work for a food processing company. Your manager has tasked you with designing a study to determine the deterioration kinetics of a food product. Your manager has told you that they want you to use the Arrhenius equation when studying the kinetics of change (deterioration) in your food product.

In your answer:

Product - identify the product that you will study. Not all products are suitable for Arrhenius equation kinetics study. Maximum length of 20 words.

Quality attributes - identify the key quality attributes you will study (e.g. chemical, colour, microorganisms, sensory). Remember that the attributes have to be appropriate for your type of products and also for modelling. Include references to publications that show the relevance of these quality attributes for your type of product. Maximum length of 150 words.

Accelerating factor and sampling times - your accelerating factor is temperature. Decide on the sampling times for the different temperatures. Maximum length of 150 words.

Length - a maximum length of one A4 page including tables, figures and references.

Target audience - a technically knowledgeable person from the R&D department or technical services department.

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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