Food Safety and Environmental Services
Food Equipment Cleaning and
Sanitizing: Water Chemistry and Quality, Characteristics of Food Soils
Table 2 - Characteristics of Food Soils
|
Surface
Deposit |
Solubility |
Ease of Removal |
Heat-Induced Reactions |
| Sugar |
Water soluble |
Easy |
Carmelization |
| Fat |
Alkali soluble |
Difficult |
Polymerization |
| Protein |
Alkali soluble |
Very Difficult |
Denaturation |
| Starch |
Water soluble,
Alkali soluble |
Easy to
Moderately Easy |
Interactions
with other constituents |
| Monovalent
Salts |
Water soluble;
Acid soluble |
Easy to
Difficult |
Generally not
significant |
| Polyvalent
Salts |
Acid soluble |
Difficult |
Interaction with
other constituents |
