Ultra High Pressure Processing of Solid Food in Containers

A typical UHP process for a solid food or product in a container would be accomplished by placing the product in the system vessel, followed by filling the space around the product with the ______ medium.

The pressure is increased by high pressure ______ for the transmitting liquid or by activating a piston to reduce the volume of the medium surrounding the product.

A system for ______ product would use a high-pressure transfer value to introduce product into the vessel.

During the UHP process, the product temperature will be increased further to ______ heating.

The processed product must be filled into packages or containers in an ______ environment.

A typical product would experience an increase of 3ºC per 100 ______ during the UHP process.

______ processing technologies have been investigated to reduce microbial populations in foods without the need for thermal energy

______ is an important component of the pasteurization system where lethality accumulates

A metering pump located upstream from the holding tube is used to maintain the required ______ rate

______ pumps are more sensitive to pressure drop and should be used only for clean-in-place applications

______ is a type of process used in processing systems to provide the desired increase in product temperature

______ is a more intense thermal process to reduce the population of all microorganisms in the product

Ultra-High Pressure (UHP) Systems use pressures in the range of 300 to 800 Mpa to achieve food ______

Historically, demonstrations have shown that Ultra-High Pressure (UHP) systems can inactivate microbial populations using pressures up to 800 Mpa without a significant increase in ______

Pulsed Electric Field Systems are designed to reduce the microbial population within food products by exposing them to a pulsed electric ______

Pulsed Electric Field Systems typically work best for liquid foods that can be pumped through a tube or ______

A key component of Pulsed Electric Field Systems is the method for conveying the product through an environment where it is exposed to the pulsed electric ______

Aseptic Processing Systems aim to ensure that the product is free from contamination caused by harmful ______

Aseptic Processing Systems require independent sterilization of the container and the product to be placed in the container in an aseptic ______

In Aseptic Processing Systems, the product is thermally processed before being placed in the ______

Aseptic Processing Systems are suitable for products that can be pumped through a heat exchanger for both heating and ______

Ultra-High Pressure (UHP) Systems have evolved as a potential commercial process for achieving food ______