Vol. 10 (4) : July-August 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (4) : 491-495 ; July-August, 2019
Protocol development for sterilization of milk using solar energy and its sensory evaluation
AMANDEEP SHARMA1*, NEERAJ JAGLAN2 and NITIKA GOYAL3
Department of Dairy Engineering, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141 004 (Punjab)
Designation : 1Assistant Professor *(drsharma.aman@gmail.com), 2M.Tech. Student, 3Assistant Professor
Subject : Animal Husbandry, Veterinary & Dairy Sciences
Paper No. : P-7644
Total Pages : 5
Received : 12 June 2019
Revised accepted : 23 July 2019
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Citation :
AMANDEEP SHARMA, NEERAJ JAGLAN and NITIKA GOYAL. 2019. Protocol development for sterilization of milk using solar energy and its sensory evaluation. Green Farming Vol. 10 (4) : 491-495 ; July-August, 2019
ABSTRACT
The use of solar energy was reported by many researchers for value addition and processing of farm crops. Scanty work is also reported for milk processing, especially pasteurization of milk. This study dealt with the sterilization of milk using solar energy. Since, no such study was reported till date, therefore, no protocol was there to follow for milk sterilization using solar energy. Under the present study experiments were conducted under Punjab conditions during various seasons under various weather conditions to ascertain the possibility of attainment of sterilization temperature-time combinations. Milk was sterilized in bottles, sterilization test was performed, time-temperature combination was observed, day of time suitable for sterilization of milk was studied, sensory evaluation of sterilized samples was performed and water saving in comparison to prevalent industrial method was also studied. It was concluded from the study that solar parabolic dish can be used for milk sterilization. The required temperature-time combinations were achieved during the study and samples were found to be better in certain quality aspects as compared to industrial method of milk sterilization.
Key words :
Milk, Protocol, Sterilization, Solar energy, Sensory evaluation.