Variety, Novelty Characterize Processing and Nonthermal Papers

IFT’s New Products and Technology Subcommittee is especially selective, and each year presents some of the best-attended sessions. Appropriately, most of the papers concern ingredients and analytical techniques, but there are always some processing developments. Two this year concern fat-free frying and continuous flow microwave sterilization. Some new instrumental techniques are also being presented.

Fat-free Frying
The aim of deep-fat frying is to seal the food by immersing it in hot oil. A soft…