date:Jul 04, 2012
easingly challenged with additional demands for fresh, natural, less processed products. This has stepped up development of novel processes which are less damaging to the foods.
Innovative techniques such as microwave heating and infra-red heating are establishing as new methods, but now non-thermal methods such as high pressure processing (HPP), pulsed electric field processing (PEF) and the use of power ultrasound are attracting much industrial and RD interest internationally. Irradiation is