Food Spoilage
Food Spoilage is the process leading to a product becoming either undesirable or unacceptable for human consumption (with associated changes involving alterations in taste, smell, appearance or texture)
| PRODUCTS | PHOTO | POSSIBLE CAUSES |
|---|---|---|
| Mithai (Milk based) |  |
Microbiological- Bacteria, Fungi and Mould (For E.g. Coliforms, Aspergillus spp.Penicillium spp.) |
| Curdling of Milk | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Lactobacillus spp.; Streptococcus spp.) |
| Paneer | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria, Fungi and Mould (For E.g. Coliforms, Aspergillus spp. Penicillium spp.) |
| Cheese | .png) |
Microbiological- Mould (For E.g. Penicillium, Aspergillus,Cladosporium, Mucor, Fusarium,Monilia; Alternaria) |
| Cooked Meat and Poultry | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Psychotrophic Clostridia) |
| Cooked rice / Pulao | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Bacillus cereus) |
| Shell eggs | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus spp; Streptococcus spp; Aerococcus and Micrococcus.Gram-Negative Bacteria such as Salmonella; Escherichia; Alcaligens spp.) |
| Fish- Slime Putrefaction | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Shewanella putrefaciens ;Pseudomonas spp.) |
| Apple | .png) |
Microbiological - Fungi (For E.g. Penicillium expansum ;Monilinia fructigena) Chemical- Enzymatic Browning (For E.g. Polyphenol Oxidase Enzyme) |
| Orange | .png) |
Microbiological- Fungi (For E.g. Aspergillus species,saccharomyces cerevisiae) |
| Tomato | .png) |
Microbiological-Fungi (For E.g. Aspergillus niger; Fusarium) |
| Onion | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Soft rot in onion bulb caused by pseudomonas species) |
| Potato - Sprouts | .png) |
Physiochemical- Enzymatic and whne stored for long time and at high temperature. (For e.g. ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) |
| Potato Bacterial soft rot | .png) |
Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Erwinia Carotovora ssp,atroseptica, Pseudomonas Marginalis and Clostridium sp.) |
| Spoiled Bread | .png) |
Microbiological - Fungi and Mould (For E.g. Penicillium species) |
| Biscuits- cream filled | .png) |
Microbiological- Yeast (For E.g. Saccharomyces, Pichia) |
| Cookies | .png) |
Microbiological- Mould (For E.g. Penicillium, Mucor,Aspergillus) |