Question

At what temperature milk gets pasteurized?

• A. ${58}^{\circ }C$
• B. ${60}^{\circ }C$
• C. ${62}^{\circ }C$
• D. ${68}^{\circ }C$

Answer 1

The correct option is C ${62}^{\circ }C$

Pasteurization is heat-treatment process that destroys pathogenic microorganisms in certain foods and beverages. It is named for the French scientist Louis Pasteur, who in the 1860s demonstrated that abnormal fermentation of wine and beer could be prevented by heating the beverages to about ${57}^0$C (${135}^0$ F) for a few minutes.

Pasteurization of milk, widely practiced in several countries, notably the United States. It requires temperatures of about ${63}^0$ C (${145}^0$ F) maintained for 30 minutes.