Food Engineering Laboratory facilitates the students with experimental and research work on food biochemistry, and food process engineering. The laboratory is equipped with a spray dryer, retort sterilizer, freeze dryer, fruit juice extractor, dough mixer, and other ancillary units required in food processing.
Contact:
Lab in charge: Prof. (Mrs.) S.H.P. Gunawardana (sanjag@uom.lk)
Technical officers: Mr. J.D. Wijegunaratha (dinukaw@uom.lk)
Lab Attendant: Mr. M.P.A.J. Kumara
Equipment list:
- Fruit juice extractor
- Heating mantle
- Juicer
- Microwave oven, pressure cooker, rice cooker, blender, polythene sealer, Refrigerator
- Spray dryer
- Constant heating sealer
- Viscosity cup
