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TECHNOLOGY OF FOODS

Storage of cereals, infestation control and use of pesticide, drying of grains, Processing of rice and rice products, Milling of wheat, etc and production of wheat products including flour, bread, biscuits, cakes, and other confectionery products, Toxic factors in cereals, infestation control, proximate composition of legumes. Amino acid balance, inhibitors, toxic factors, and processing methods, by products utilisation. Chemical composition, nutritive value, and physical characteristic of milk and milk products. Pasteurization and Homogenization of milk. Manufacture and fortification of milk products and Quality control. Milk plant hygiene and sanitation. Technology of fruits, vegetables food legislations, quality control and packaging, Storage, and handling of fresh fruits and vegetables. Preservation of fruits and vegetables and their product. Freezing, dehydration, Concentration of fruits and vegetables. Food additives, physiology of ripening. Physical and chemical treatment to increase post harvest life of fruits and vegetables. Role of plant growth regulators in post harvest storage. By product and their utilization. Preparation of spice powder in other miscellaneous spice and condiment products. Preparation of non alcoholic beverage. Technology of tea, coffee, cocao. Food-laws the food rules and standards, quality control of food, and food products. Various types of packaging and problems in packaging of food stuff. Antioxidants and rancidity and fats in the diet, nutrition and disease, Detection of adulteration, Extraction, and clarification of vegetable oil, Modifications of the properties of oils and fats including chemical and biotechnological processes, Confectionery plastic fats, Preparation of various products including different shortenings, margarine, salad dressing, and mayonnaise, imitation of dairy products low calorie spreads.

7. MECHANICAL OPERATION – Size reduction, granulation, partials separation. Crushing and grinding; Particle separation; sampling and screening, Sedimentation, flocculation, filtration Mixing of solids, liquids and slurries, material handling.

8. WASTE TREATMENT ENGINEERING – Environment and energy of nature, Water for food and biochemical industries, Stream pollution and measurement, Physical treatment, Chemical treatment, Drying and incineration, Industrial waste treatment, Treatment and disposal of sludge solids, Microbial flocculation and sedimentation,

9. MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY – Production, recovery, and control tests of the following fermentation production. Bakers’ yeast, food yeast, citric acid, enzymes, vitamin B12, amino acids, Analysis of ferment gas including experiments on carbon balance.

10. FOOD ANALYSIS – Extraction, separation and identification, water and oil soluble dyes, detection, and estimation of additives in food materials net as, boric acid, benzoates, sulphites, formaldehyde, formic acid, lactic acid, saccharine cyclamate, dulcin, etc. Analysis of food stuffs with reference to the standards of quality fixed for milk, jam, jelly, squash, vinegar, cider, rice, and wheat. Changes in the vitamins ascorbic acid and thiamin in canned vegetables during thermal treatment.

11. BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY – Improvement in processed food by the application of various biotechnological processes. Biotechnological process for the manufacture of food staff and food etc. Studies on changes in color, flavour during processing and storage of the fermented food and chances of spoilage of the products due to process defects. Evaluation and standardization of quality and safety of the fermented food products by the application of modern techniques.

12. SEPARATION PROCESSES – Distillation: Vapour – Liquid equilibrium, relative volatility batch and equilibrium distillation, steam distillation, molecular distillation, azeotropic and extractive distillation, Introduction to the design of humidifiers, dehumidifiers and cooling towers, Theory of drying of solids, liquids, and gases, Introduction to dryer design.

13. FOOD PROCESSING & QUALITY CONTROL – Preparation of squash, jam, jellies, marmalade, preserved, and candied fruit. Preparation of alcoholic beverages. Preparation of pickles, chutneys, sauces, fermented vegetables & tomato products. Fruit juice concentrate & powder. Preservation of fruits & vegetables, fish meat, etc. by canning freezing, drying, and quality assessment of the processed products. Testing of can preparation of ice cream & other frozen products. Preparation of confectionery products. Preservation of milk by heat treatment. Preparation of various milk based products. Enumeration of faecal indicator organisms, salmonella & pathogenic organism in processed food. Detection and identification of food spoilage organisms. Quality assessment of processed food. Evaluation of process time in canning, Different types of sterilizers, seaming machine and other accessories used in canning industries, pasteurizer, homogenizer, evaporators and concentrators used in food industries, Construction of cold storage and different types of freezers including plate freezers, blast freezer cryogenic freezing, Vacuum freezing, Refrigerated vans and wagons, equipment used for grading and sizing of food, emulsifiers, and Food Irradiation Technology.

(ii) G.K. and Current Affairs – 15% [Madhyamik Standard]

(iii) Arithmetic and Reasoning – 15% [Madhyamik Standard]

(iv) English – 20% [Madhyamik Standard]