Application of High-Pressure Technologies in Food Processing
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2020) | Viewed by 20658
Special Issue Editors
Interests: application of emerging food processing technologies, especially pressure based technologies (HHP and UHPH) and UV-C light, to improve the safety and quality of foods, evaluating their effect on food-borne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms, as well as on the nutritive and functional properties of foods; formation of biogenic amines in fermented foods
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Interests: Food Safety, High Hydrostatic Pressure, Ultra-High Pressure Homogenization, Ultra-violet radiation, Biogenic Amines
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Dear Colleagues,
Today, high hydrostatic pressure is one of the most successfully commercialized non-thermal processing technologies with high acceptance by consumers, since it maintains the organoleptic and nutritional properties of foodstuffs. Another high-pressure-based technology with a great potential to increase the safety and shelf life of foodstuffs is ultra-high-pressure homogenization, currently under study. Although these technologies are able to inactivate most food-borne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms and enzymes, they are not sufficient to inactivate bacterial spores, which limits the long-term preservation of foodstuffs and poses a problem for low-acid foods due to the possible presence of Clostridium botulinum. Therefore, their combination with mild or high temperature or with other physical and chemical factors complying with the hurdle concept has been proposed, broadening the portfolio of innovative processes available for food processing. The effects of these technologies on the sensorial and nutritive aspects, on the allergenicity and digestibility of food compounds, and on the suitability of the processing parameters should be assessed in detail before their commercialized application.
Prof. Artur Xavier Roig-Sagués
Dr. Mª Manuela Hernández-Herrero
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- High hydrostatic pressure
- Dynamic high pressure
- Ultra-high-pressure homogenization
- Hurdle technology
- Food quality
- Food safety
- Equipment design
- Commercial application
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