High pressure processing of foods

The lastest book in the Institute of Food Technologists series discusses the effect of high pressure on food microorganisms as well as food itself.

In High Pressure Processing of Foods, an array of international experts interrelate leading scientific advancements that use;

• molecular biology techniques to explore the biochemical mechanisms of spore germination and inactivation by high pressure;
• investigate the inactivation of different spore species as functions of processing parameters such as pressure, temperature, time, food matrix, and the presence of anti-microbials;
• propose predictive mathematical models for predicting spore inactivation in foods treated with HPP;
• address commercial aspects of high pressure processing that include the high pressure equipment and packaging used to achieve the sterilization of bacterial spores in foods; and
• provide an assessment of the quality of food products preserved by HPP.

High Pressure Processing of Foods is the landmark resource on the mechanisms and predictive modeling of bacterial spore inactivation by HPP.

Contents

• Introduction to high pressure processing of foods
• Germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis by high pressure
• Inactivation of Bacillus cereus by high hydrostatic pressure
• Inactivation of Bacillus spores at low pH and in milk by high pressure at moderate temperature
• Pressure and heat resistance of Clostridium botulinum and other endospores
• The Quasi-chemical and Weibull Distribution Models of nonlinear inactivation kinetics of Escherichia coli by high pressure processing
• Sensitization of microorganisms to highpressure processing by phenolic compounds
• Functional genomics for optimal microbiological stability of processed food products
• Determination of quality differences in lowacid foods sterilized by high pressure versus retorting
• Consumer evaluations of high pressure processed foods
• Compression heating and temperature control in high pressure processing

ISBN: 9780813809441

Hardback book - 272 pages