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z-value: a standalone construct

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z-value1 CONSTRUCTZ-valueSTUMBO · FOOD ENGINEERING

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Food engineering

the temperature change needed to change the decimal reduction time of a microorganism tenfold, describing how its heat resistance varies with temperature.

In food engineering, z-value refers to the temperature change needed to change the decimal reduction time of a microorganism tenfold, describing how its heat resistance varies with temperature. This meaning comes from Stumbo (1973) in Thermobacteriology In Food Processing.[1]

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References

  1. Stumbo, C. R. (1973). Thermobacteriology In Food Processing. Academic Press. ISBN 9780080886473

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