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Foods and food ingredients are sterilized and preserved by the application of pressure of 250 KPa (25,000 psi) for 5 days. Some seafood requires maintenance of pressure for the duration of storage. For most fruits and vegetables ripening is stopped by the pressure treatment and packaged products can

Foods and food ingredients are sterilized and preserved by the application of pressure of 250 KPa (25,000 psi) for 5 days. Some seafood requires maintenance of pressure for the duration of storage. For most fruits and vegetables ripening is stopped by the pressure treatment and packaged products can be stored without refrigeration for at least 6 months. Because no heat is used foods retain much of their firmness and texture.

대표청구항 ▼

A process for preserving a food product comprising the sequential steps of: a. placing said food product in a compressible package and closing said package, b. placing said food product containing package under a pressure of 25,000 psi, c. holding said food product in said package at said pressure o

A process for preserving a food product comprising the sequential steps of: a. placing said food product in a compressible package and closing said package, b. placing said food product containing package under a pressure of 25,000 psi, c. holding said food product in said package at said pressure of 25,000 psi and a temperature of 18-23 degrees C. for a time period of at least 5 days, and then d. reducing said pressure to ambient pressure.