Maharashtra HSC Food Products Technology (Vocational) case studies
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The Maharashtra HSC Food Products Technology (Vocational) is a Class XII vocational subject offered under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), normally taken as part of the MCVC stream. It suits students who want an industry-facing route into food processing plants, dairy and bakery units, quality-control laboratories, cold storage and packaging operations, or into self-employment such as a small processing unit or a supply business for caterers and retailers. The Maharashtra HSC Food Products Technology (Vocational) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,858 words.
1Tanker Acceptance at a Kolhapur Dairy
A cooperative dairy in Kolhapur receives 1,800 L of cow milk from a village chill centre at 5°C. The tanker sample shows titratable acidity 0.17% lactic acid, MBRT 35 minutes, clot-on-boiling negative, fat 3.6% and SNF 8.4%; the sensory panel finds no off-odour.
537 words, about 3 min2Mango Jam That Will Not Set
A small fruit-processing unit in Ratnagiri cooks a 500 kg batch of mango jam. It uses 250 kg of Alphonso pulp at 12% TSS, 300 kg sugar, 2.5 kg of 150-grade pectin and 2 kg citric acid.
602 words, about 3 min3Weak Flour in a Nashik Bread Bakery
A bakery in Nashik produces 2,000 bread loaves a day from 50 kg flour batches. A new flour lot arrives with 9.0% protein (dry basis), wet gluten 22%, falling number 320 s and farinograph water absorption 55%.
594 words, about 3 min4Swollen Retort Pouches and a Recall Decision
A licensed ready-to-eat food unit in Pune produces 5,000 retort pouches of mushroom curry in a single day. The scheduled process is 121.1°C for 25 minutes with a target F0 of 4 min.
563 words, about 3 min5Rancid Chips in a Metallized Pouch
A snack-food unit in Pune packs 200 g potato chips in a three-layer metallized PET/PE pouch. At packing, the product has 2.8% moisture, 2.0% residual oxygen and peroxide value 1.2 meq O2/kg fat.
562 words, about 3 min