The multivariate accelerated shelf-life test was successfully
applied to the low fat UHT milk and the shelf-life of the designated
low fat UHT milk in HDPE bottles was estimated to be 211 (7)
d when stored at optimum conditions of 25 C. Higher temperatures
of storage negatively affected the shelf-life of the milk and
shelf-life was shortened to 73 (3) and 27 (1) d when stored at
accelerated temperatures of 35 C and 45 C, respectively. Storage
at 35 C and 45 C reduced the shelf-life by a factor of 2.9 and 2.7,
respectively, for every 10 C increase in storage temperature. The
activation energies and acceleration factors of the fresh milk aroma