The Application of Hurdle Technology in Extending Food Shelf Life
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2024) | Viewed by 3966
Special Issue Editors
Interests: processing; preservation techniques and quality control of fruits and vegetables; methods of food processing; shelf life studies and quality assessment; non thermal processes; osmotic pretreatment of animal (meat and fish products) and vegetable tissues for shelf life extension; smart packaging (Time temperature Indicators); hurdle technology application; novel food production; sensory evaluation
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Interests: food engineering; non thermal processing; quality and shelf life modelling; food product development; fruit and vegetable technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Several traditional food preservation methods (such as thermal processing, drying, freezing, etc.) are used to effectively control the growth of microorganisms and delay the spoilage of food products. To better preserve or even improve quality, innovative nonthermal processing techniques have been introduced as alternatives to more intense techniques (such as pulse electric fields, high-pressure processing, osmotic dehydration, etc.). The purposes of innovative processing also include the production of shelf-stable foods, the reduction in food losses, the sustainable use of energy and water, and the generation of food ingredients/novel foods from by-products. In this context, hurdle technology promotes the careful combination of traditional and innovative preservation/processing methods, in order to establish a series of parameters/hurdles that microorganisms are unable to overcome. The individual hurdles may be implemented simultaneously or sequentially, depending on the overall processing procedure. The application of hurdle technology is a valuable tool for obtaining the required microbial stability and safety, as well as the minimum quality degradation, of the food product.
In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit their data to contribute to a better understanding of the application of hurdle technology in extending food shelf life. These contributions will offer the food industry alternatives for the more efficient, less destructive, and more environmentally friendly processing of foods.
Prof. Dr. Maria C. Giannakourou
Dr. Efimia Dermesonlouoglou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hurdle technology
- traditional preservation methods
- innovative processing methods
- nonthermal technologies
- microbial stability
- quality
- shelf life
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