PURAC, producer of lactic acid, lactates and gluconates, has put together an education kit for students and professors of Food Sciences and Food Technology, among other related studies at the university level. Two education kits have been created, one relating to food acids and the other on preservation of meat and poultry.

Food Acids
The material presented will acquaint you with the qualities and functionalities of acids as food ingredients. Lactic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, phosphoric acid and tartaric acid are all discussed in the education kit. The material comprises information on:

		Chemical structure & properties
		Functions of acids
		Applications in food
		Legislation

Meat and Poultry
The education kit will acquaint you with the micro-organisms present in meat and poultry and the methods to preserve meat and poultry products. The material comprises information on:

		Preservation parameters
		Spoilage and Pathogenic organisms
		Preservation techniques and ingredients
		The use of lactate in meat and poultry
		Legislation

The education kits are presented as a PDF file (Acrobat Reader).

Before downloading the information we would like to know who is interested in our education kit. Please fill out the form when you go to download.

 

For reasons of administration you can only download one education kit at a time. Please indicate your choice. Feel free to come back to this page if you would also like to download the other education kit.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the education kit or if you want to receive the education kit in another format, please let us know!