Antonio Vicente (Assistant Professor at the University of Minho)

Ohmic heating in the food industry

1 June 2009 | By Antonio Vicente (Assistant Professor at the University of Minho)

For food processing applications, ohmic heating may be defined as a process where an electric current is passed through the food with the main purpose of heating it. Under these circumstances, heat is internally generated due to the food's electrical resistance1 and this simple fact is responsible for the particular…