Thermal Processing of Packaged Foods

• Main Authors: Holdsworth, Donald (Author), Simpson, Ricardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: Food Engineering Series,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Food Science.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.

Thermal Processing of Packaged Foods, Second Edition, discusses the physical and engineering aspects of the thermal processing of packaged foods and examines the methods that have been used to establish the time and temperature of processes suitable to achieve adequate sterilization or pasteurizatio...

Table of Contents:

• Heat Transfer
• Kinetics of Thermal Processing
• Sterilization, Pasteurization and Cooking Criteria
• Heat Penetration in Packaged Foods
• Process Evaluation Techniques
• Quality Optimization
• Engineering Aspects of Thermal Processing
• Retort Control
• Safety Aspects of Thermal Processing.