Novel Food Processing Technologies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780824753337)

Reflecting current trends in alternative food processing and preservation, this reference explores the most recent applications in pulsed electric field (PEF) and high-pressure technologies, food microbiology, and modern thermal and nonthermal operations to prevent the occurrence of food-borne pathogens, extend the shelf-life of foods, and improve the safety, quality, and nutritional value of various food products. Documents the results of the Emerging Technologies for the Food Industry symposium held in Madrid, Spain. Spanning the most influential breakthroughs in food engineering, this guide demonstrates the successful application of PEF technology to products such as fruit juices, eggs, and milk. It also studies factors affecting the PEF resistance of microorganisms, analyzes methods in predictive microbiology and its impact on food safety systems, and examines advances in the use of freezing technologies, ultraviolet light, supercritical fluid extraction, and commercial high-pressure equipment.

Author: Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas
ISBN-10: 082475333X
ISBN-13: 9780824753337
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2004
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.03lbs
Size: 10.22h x 7.08w x 1.48d