Pulsed Electric Field processing of foods
4 September 2007 | By Stefan Toepfl and Volker Heinz, German Institute of Food Technology (DIL)
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) applications can be utilised to achieve disintegration of biological tissues or microbes. Various applications have been identified such as improvement of mass transfer during extraction or drying as well as gentle food preservation. The first commercial applications of the technique have been achieved. By development of…