HANDLING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF FOODS

Introduction                                                                                                     

·         Scope and importance of handling, transportation and storage of food and food products,

·         post harvest losses

·         Post Harvest Changes in Foods –

1)           Physiological,

2)           chemical,

3)           microbiological

4)           biochemical                                                                                                        

Handling, Transportation and Storage                                       

·         Various unit operations of post-harvest handling, transportation,

·         introduction to different conveying systems like

1)      Belt conveyors, – their selection, operation and maintenance.

2)      Chain conveyors, – their selection, operation and maintenance.

3)      Screw conveyors, – their selection, operation and maintenance.

4)      Hydraulic conveyors, – their selection, operation and maintenance.

5)      Pneumatic conveyors, – their selection, operation and maintenance.

6)      Vibrating– their selection, operation and maintenance.

7)      Oscillating conveyors, – their selection, operation and maintenance.

8)      Bucket elevators – their selection, operation and maintenance.

Grains                                                                                                                    

·         Preparation of grains for storage,

·         Storage requirements,

·         infestation control,

·         mycotoxin,

·         handling practices,

·         causes of spoilage and their prevention,

·         factors affecting quality of grain during storage

·         types of storage structures and facilities

Fruits and Vegetables                                                                                      

·         Handling,

·         Transportation

·         storage,

·         spoilage

·         prevention

Animal Foods                                                                                         

·         Pre-slaughter handling– their effects on quality of meat products

·         transportation system – their effects on quality of meat products,

·         transportation

·         storage requirements,

·         ante-mortem examination of animals

Milk                                                                                                              

·         Collection, – their effects on quality of milk

·         pre-cooling, – their effects on quality of milk

·         handling– their effects on quality of milk

·         transportation systems – their effects on quality of milk

Eggs                                                                                                             

·         Candling and grading,

·         packaging,

·         handling,

·         pre-treatment,

·         transportation and storage

Cold Storage                                                                                                      

·         Introduction to cold storage facilities & requirements for storage of different fruits and vegetables.  

LIST OF PRACTICALS

 

1.         Sampling Techniques of stored foods from different storage structures and            conditions

2.         Analysis of sampled grain for foreign matter like straw parities,  rodent excreta and rodents & insects infected grains

3.         Demonstration of changes during storage of fresh fruits and vegetables in (a) traditional storage (b) modified storage system (c controlled atmosphere

4.         Determination of changes in pH and acid values in storage of milk

5.         Visit to a public distribution system (PDS) showing storage facilities, warehouse, cold storage, refrigeration system and slaughter house etc

6.         Visit to demonstration of material handling systems in various food industries

1.                  Visits to cold storage