JKSSB Assistant Food Analyst (AFA / State Food Laboratory) Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark written examination syllabus for Assistant Food Analyst (AFA) covering Food Processing & Engineering Operations (Unit Operations, Cleaning Methods, High-Pressure Water Jets, Peeling Lye/Abrasive, Food Texture Rheology, Thermal Death Kinetics D/Z/F Values, Retort Cold Point, Salting-Out Freezing Denaturation, Dryers Kiln/Cabinet/Spray/Freeze, Pasteurization Hierarchy UHT 135C/HTST 72C/LTLT 63C, Packaging Primary Can/Secondary Shrink/Tertiary Cardboard, Type L Can Steel for High-Acid Foods), Food Chemistry & Biochemistry (Water Molecule 104.5 Bent Geometry, Water Activity aw=p/p0, Fatty Acids IUPAC Butyric/Caproic/Caprylic/Capric, Flavor Reversion Linolenic Acid, HLB 0-20, Osborne Protein Solubility Albumins/Globulins/Glutelins/Prolamins, Phosphoproteins, Disaccharides Lactose/Sucrose/Maltose, Caramelan Pigment, Polyols Sorbitol/Lactitol/Mannitol/Xylitol, Vitamin C Sequential Oxidation to Diketo-L-Gulonic Acid, Tryptophan to Niacin, Amylases, Benzoic Acid pH 2.5-4, Sorbic Acid Antimycotic, Nisin, EDTA Chelating, Aflatoxin B1 Fungal Carcinogen), Food Analysis, Instrumental Techniques & Biostatistics (Molarity/Molality/Normality/ppm, Henderson-Hasselbalch Buffer pH, Normal Distribution Mean/Median/Mode, Student t-Test, SEM=SD/sqrt(n), RP-HPLC Non-Polar C8/C18 Columns, FAME Gas Chromatography, LC-MS m/z, Karl Fischer Moisture, Soxhlet Fat, Kjeldahl Protein, Gel Electrophoresis SDS-PAGE, Fat Iodine Value Unsaturation, AAS Mineral Analysis, Viscometry Rheology, Beer-Lambert Law A=ebc, LOQ Method Validation), Human Nutrition & Deficiencies (RDA, Safe Intake Range, Omega-3 Alpha-Linolenic / EPA / DHA, Carbohydrate Complexity DP Mono to Poly, Obligatory Water Loss 500ml, Major Minerals Ca/Mg vs Trace Fe/Zn, Total Body Water 50-70%, Biological Value BV=N retained/N absorbed*100, Fatty Acids Chain Length 4C to 18C, Xerophthalmia Severity Progression XN to X3 Keratomalacia, Follicular Hyperkeratosis Phrynoderma, Glossitis, Ataxia, PAR, Total Energy Expenditure TEE BMR/PA/DIT, Kwashiorkor Moon Face vs Marasmus, Morphological Anemias, Goitre Grading 0-2, Keshan Disease Selenium, Lactase Deficiency), and Food Safety Laws, Codex & Microbiology (FSSA 2006 Preamble/Food Safety/Unsafe Food Definitions, FBO Responsibilities, FSO Inspection Procedure II-I-IV-III, OIE Biological Standards Commission, WTO SPS Agreement Risk Assessment, Infant Nutrition Regulations BPA-Free, Legal Metrology Act 2009, AGMARK Act 1937, JECFA Codex 8-Step Formulation, FSS Labeling 2011, GRAS, Gram-Positive Cell Wall Teichoic Acids, Ropy Sauerkraut Leuconostoc, Canning Clostridium botulinum Target, Bread Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Osmophilic Zygosaccharomyces rouxii aw 0.62, HACCP Principles, Danger Temperature Zone 5-60C).

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