How hot is it inside your food? – ask CTemp

When heat processing foods in containers, you need to know the internal temperature of your product, to ensure safety and optimise quality. CTemp is a computer program for doing this. Specifically, it can be used to predict the temperature of any in-pack product, optimise processes (e.g. to minimise browning or maximise nutrient retention), analyse process deviations, and efficiently set retort times and temperatures.

The current version, 9.0, has been thoroughly tested on various combinations of product, package and process, including fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, pasta, sauces, pastes, petfoods and rice, in cans, glass jars, pouches or trays. It covers the full range of retorts, including steam, steam/air, water immersion, raining water and water spray systems, static and rotary, and hydrostatic and reel and spiral cookers, for both sterilisation and pasteurisation processes.

Contact: Martin George
+44(0)1386 842037
martin.george@campdenbri.co.uk