Quality & Sensory
Accelerated shelf life testing ASLT
Estimating shelf life by storing product under elevated stress, usually temperature, and extrapolating using a kinetic model such as Q10 or Arrhenius.
Lets a food company put a “best before” date on a new snack or sauce within weeks of developing it, instead of waiting out the full real-time shelf life.
Related terms
Q10
Quality & SensoryThe factor by which a reaction rate changes for a 10 °C rise in temperature.
Shelf life
Quality & SensoryThe period during which a food remains safe and retains its intended sensory, chemical, physical and microbiological characteristics under stated storage conditions.
Glass transition temperature
Food EngineeringThe temperature at which an amorphous solid changes between a rigid glassy state and a rubbery state.
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