Pendugaan Umur Simpan Susu UHT Cokelat dengan Metode Akselerasi Model Persamaan Arrhenius di PT Danone Indonesia

Abstract

Information and labeling about shelf life becomes very important for industry, consumers, and distributors related on food safety and to provide quality assurance until the product delivered to the consumer. This research was conducted to estimate shelf life of UHT chocolate milk beverage with two steps which consisted of critical quality attribute screening and shelf life determination using Accelerated Shelf Life Testing (ASLT) method with Arrhenius approach. Test parameters used in this study were pH, sedimentation, color, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values, and sensory . There were three conditions to store samples, i.e 350C, 400C, and 450C for nine weeks. Based on the results of determination of parameters test, the most appropriate parameter to estimate the shelf life of the product is pH, while the sedimentation and color parameter are less appropriate because the parameter value is relatively constant and it is not affected by temperature changes.