Nonthermal processes continue to be the subject of much research and development. Among them are high pressure, irradiation, pulsed electric fields, pulsed light, ultraviolet light, and ultrasound. The following are brief descriptions of selected papers on these subjects that will be presented at this year’s IFT Annual Meeting.
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D.F. Farkas of Oregon State University will discuss high-pressure processing (HPP) and ultrasound. Subjecting foods to pressures between 100 and 800 megaPascals…