All about Pasteurization
Pasteurization or pasteurisation is a process of heating food, which is usually liquid to a specific temperature to a predefined range of times and then immediately cooling it after it is removed from the heat. It is named after microbiologist Louis Pasteur for his work on his pasteurization process. This process slows spoilage caused by microbial growth in the food. Unlike sterilization, pasteurization is not intended to kill all microorganisms in the food. Instead, it aims to reduce the number of viable pathogens so they are unlikely to cause disease assuming that pasteurized product is stored as indicated and is consumed before its expiration date. Commercial scale of sterilization the food is not common because it adversely affects the taste and quality of the product. Certain foods such as daily products maybe superheated to ensure a pathogenic microbes are destroyed.