FOOD. Science. Technology. Quality

Food. SCIENCE. Technology. Quality

Food. Science. TECHNOLOGY. Quality

Food. Science. Technology. QUALITY

Authors

PAULINA NOWICKA, ANETA WOJDYŁO, JAN OSZMIAŃSKI

Title

Microbiological hazards in minimally processed foods and effective methods to eliminate them

Abstract

Minimally processed products are distinguished by a quality similar to that of original raw materials. However, they are much more vulnerable to the adverse effects of biological, chemical, and physical factors than the highly processed products. In order to improve their stability, new and effective methods of non-thermal preservation are sought. Among them, there are ultrasounds, high-pressure processing, membrane techniques, ionizing radiation, techniques utilizing pulsed electric field, packing under a modified atmosphere, and, also, reduction of water activity and physical-chemical methods. The properly selected parameters of those processes assure the microbiological stability of low-processed products and the maintaining of their initial sensory attributes.

Keywords

minimally processed foods, microbiological risks, new methods of food preservation

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