Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences (Feb 2006)

HIGH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SYSTEMS USE IN FOOD INDUSTRY

  • Yahya TÜLEK,
  • Gökçe FİLİZAY

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 225 – 231

Abstract

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Food preservation is a continuous fight against microorganisms spoiling the food or making it unsafe. The last decade, non-thermal inactivation techniques have been a major research issue, driven by an increased consumer demand for nutritious, fresh like food products with a high organoleptical quality and an acceptable shelf life. Investigated inactivation technologies are ionisation radiation, high hydrostatic pressure (HHP), pulsed electrical fields, high pressure homogenisation, UV decontamination, etc. Most research has focussed on HHP and is therefore discussed in detail here.

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