Non-thermal plasma: An advanced technology for food industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 727-740
Author(s):  
Sachin K Sonawane ◽  
Marar T ◽  
Sonal Patil
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Nonthermal Plasma ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Microbial Inactivation ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Plasma Technology

In this era of green technology, plasma technology is one of the novel techniques intended towards many industries including food industry as a principal application due to less utilization of energy, solvents, and water with minimum impact on food quality. The foremost purpose behind the utilization of nonthermal plasma processing (cold plasma) lies in the retention of freshness of food products along with furtherance of sensory properties as well as functional and nutritional composition. In addition, this technique assists in shelf life extension and carries out desirable modifications in the structure of food and packaging material. This technology has been proven to be advantageous over other technologies since all these processes are carried out at low temperature, hence is highly suitable for heat-sensitive materials. The present review summarizes the mechanism of this plasma technology along with its benefits to the industry, for example improvements in cooking quality, enhancements in enzyme activity, modification of starches, and microbial inactivation. Also, the effects of plasma treatment on characteristics of various food products have been elaborated in this review.

scholarly journals Nutritional Composition of Brazilian Food Products Marketed to Children

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Luisa Machado ◽  
Vanessa Mello Rodrigues ◽  
Amanda Bagolin do Nascimento ◽  
Moira Dean ◽  
Giovanna Medeiros Rataichesck Fiates
Keyword(s):  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Food Labeling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Packaged Foods

Most food industry marketing in products targeted at children is found in packages of foods containing either excessive fat, sugar, or salt. This study audited all 5620 packaged foods available in a store of a large Brazilian supermarket chain and retrieved information from the nutrition facts tables on package labels. Products were photographed for further visual analysis to determine the presence of marketing strategies directed at children. Comparison of nutrient content per 100 g between children’s and non-children’s food products employed the Student t-test or the Mann–Whitney U-test (p-value < 0.05), due to the non-normal distribution of the nutritional composition data as verified through the Shapiro–Wilk test. Brazilian children’s food products from groups 4, 5, and 7 presented higher carbohydrate content than similar non-children’s products, while children’s food products from groups 1 and 7 presented lower fiber content. Results indicate that regulation on food labeling needs revising as it has not been effective in stopping the marketing of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods towards children.

Optimization of high pressure processing to reduce the safety risk of low-salt ready-to-eat sliced turkey breast supplemented with carvacrol

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 2592-2606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thales Leandro Coutinho de Oliveira ◽  
Gabriela de Barros Silva Haddad ◽  
Alcinéia de Lemos Souza Ramos ◽  
Eduardo Mendes Ramos ◽  
Roberta Hilsdorf Piccoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Oxidation ◽  
High Pressure Processing ◽  
Microbial Inactivation ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
Bacterial Inactivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Low Sodium ◽  
Low Salt ◽  
Reducing Costs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the optimization of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) processing for the microbial inactivation on low-sodium sliced vacuum-packaged turkey breast supplemented with a natural antimicrobial compound (carvacrol). Design/methodology/approach A response surface methodology was used to model and describe the effects of different pressures (200–650 MPa) and holding times (30–300 s) during HHP processing of low-salt ready-to-eat turkey breast supplemented with 200 mg/kg of carvacrol on survival of the target pathogen (Listeria sp.) and spoilage microflora and on the quality attributes, including pH, syneresis, CIE color and lipid oxidation. Findings The HHP parameters influenced (p<0.05) the lethality rates and syneresis but did not affect the pH values and lipid oxidation of the products evaluated. According to the required performance criteria for Listeria post-lethality treatment, a treatment at 600 MPa/180 s (at 25°C) appears to be suitable for the studied low-sodium product. The HHP bacterial inactivation effects can notably be potentiated via the presence of carvacrol, and is useful at sensory acceptable sub-inhibitory levels. Originality/value This study shows that combined HHP plus additives may produce similar safety and shelf-life extension effects with mild HHP treatments, creating a global increase in the quality of HHP-processed food in addition to reducing costs on equipment maintenance and increasing industry productivity.

scholarly journals Non-Thermal Preservation of Fruit Juices

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. (Bala) Balasubramaniam
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Pulsed Electric Field ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Pressure Processing ◽  
Fruit Juices ◽  
Microbial Inactivation ◽  
Juice Processing

Consumers demand healthier fresh tasting foods without chemical preservatives. To address the need, food industry is exploring alternative preservation methods such as high pressure processing (HPP) and pulsed electric field processing. During HPP, the food material is subjected to elevated pressures (up to 900 MPa) with or without the addition of heat to achieve microbial inactivation with minimal damage to the food. One of the unique advantages of the technology is the ability to increase the temperature of the food samples instantaneously; this is attributed to the heat of compression, resulting from the rapid pressurization of the sample. Pulsed electric field (PEF) processing uses short bursts of electricity for microbial inactivation and causes minimal or no detrimental effect on food quality attributes. The process involves treating foods placed between electrodes by high voltage pulses in the order of 20–80 kV (usually for a couple of microseconds). PEF processing offers high quality fresh-like liquid foods with excellent flavor, nutritional value, and shelf life. Pressure in combination with other antimicrobial agents, including CO2, has been investigated for juice processing. Both HPP and PEF are quite effective in inactivating harmful pathogens and vegetative bacteria at ambient temperatures. Both HPP and PEF do not present any unique issues for food processors concerning regulatory matters or labeling. The requirements are similar to traditional thermal pasteurization such as development of a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan for juices and beverages. Examples of high pressure, pasteurized, value added products commercially available in the United States include smoothies, fruit juices, guacamole, ready meal components, oysters, ham, poultry products, and salsa. PEF technology is not yet widely utilized for commercial processing of food products in the United States. The presentation will provide a brief overview of HPP and PEF technology fundamentals, equipment choices for food processors, process economics, and commercialization status in the food industry, with emphasis on juice processing. Paper published with permission.

scholarly journals Degree of processing and nutritional value of children’s food products

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Célia Regina Barbosa de Araújo ◽  
Karla Danielly da S Ribeiro ◽  
Amanda Freitas de Oliveira ◽  
Inês Lança de Morais ◽  
João Breda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Retail Stores ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Minimally Processed ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Processed Products

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to characterise the availability, the nutritional composition and the processing degree of industrial foods for 0–36-month-old children according to the neighbourhoods affluence. Design: A cross-sectional exploratory study. Setting: All food products available in retail stores for children aged 0–36 months were analysed. Data collection took place in two neighbourhoods, comparing two different sociodemographic districts (high v. low per capita income), Campanhã and Foz do Douro in Porto, Portugal. Participants: A total of 431 commercially processed food products for children aged 0–36 months which are sold in 23 retail stores were identified. Food products were classified according to their processing degree using the NOVA Food Classification System. Results: For NOVA analysis, of the 244 food products that were included 82 (33·6 %) were minimally processed, 25 (10·2 %) processed and 137 (56·1 %) ultra processed. No food product was classified as a culinary ingredient. The products included mostly cereals, yogurts, prevailed in high-income neighbourhoods for the 0–6-month-old group. It was observed that some categories of ultra-processed food (UPF) presented higher amounts of energy, sugars, saturated fat and salt than unprocessed/minimally processed products. Conclusions: The high availability of UPF offered for 0–36-month-old children should be considered when designing interventions to promote a healthy diet in infancy.

scholarly journals Działalność innowacyjna i inwestycje w maszyny i urządzenia w przemyśle spożywczym w Polsce a wyzwania współczesnej gospodarki

2018 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-109
Author(s):  
Irena Łącka
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Technical Progress ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Innovative Activity ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Use Of Resources

Polish food industry challenges result from current and future changes in world’s economy i.e. the need of the optimization of manufacturing process, the increase of effectiveness of the use of resources, solving the personnel problems together and implementing innovations and technical progress. The aim of the article was to present the innovative activity of companies of this sector in years 2010-2016 with indicating tendencies in this scope. The analysis of investments in machines and devices aimed at evaluation of condition and prospects of technical progress of entities in food industry. The research has shown that the majority of this sector is weakly prepared to facing the challenges of new economy. This is indicated by low expenditures into the innovative activity of entities, the structure of those expenditures as well as results of activities during examined period. The analysis of the statistical data have shown that during this tested time the producers of food products and beverages have increased their investment in machines and devices in order to increase their effectiveness of the use of resources and modernize their machinery. During the research following methods were used: study of national and foreign literature, comparative analysis and elements of descriptive statistics. To analyze the innovative activity and investments of entities in machines and devices the data of public statistics was used.

scholarly journals Assessing the Tendencies in the Production, Sales and Organization of Consumption of Food Products and Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (517) ◽  
pp. 308-315
Author(s):  
S. M. Sukacheva-Trunina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
Methodical Approach ◽  
Its Regions ◽  
The Status ◽  
Agriculture And Food

The article is aimed at forming a methodical approach to the assessment of tendencies in production, sales and organization of consumption of food products and services, which includes all the components of the food sector and allows to conduct a comprehensive assessment of tendencies in its development. The proposed methodical approach includes assessment of the status and dynamics of food supply to the population, assessment of the status and dynamics of indicators of agricultural enterprises, food industry, trade in foods, restaurant economy and assessment of the factors that influence the development of the food sector. The use of the proposed methodical approach allows to reasonably make decisions on the development of a strategy for the development of food sector enterprises. The conducted studies have shown that in Ukraine as a whole and in its regions in particular in recent years there have been positive tendencies in the production, sale and organization of consumption of food products and services. At this, sales of foods by enterprises of both agriculture and food industry is much higher than by retail enterprises of food products and restaurant enterprises, which indicates the sufficient provision with food products to the financially reliable demand of the population of Ukraine. Prospects for further research in this direction are the development of methodical instrumentarium for assessing the effectiveness of management of food sector enterprises, which will be adapted to modern conditions for the implementation of specific managerial decisions.

scholarly journals High Homogenization Pressures to Improve Food Quality, Functionality and Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Mesa ◽  
Leidy Indira Hinestroza-Córdoba ◽  
Cristina Barrera ◽  
Lucía Seguí ◽  
Ester Betoret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Chemical Components ◽  
Homogeneous Distribution ◽  
High Pressure Homogenization ◽  
Low Energy Consumption ◽  
Food Applications

The interest in high homogenization pressure technology has grown over the years. It is a green technology with low energy consumption, not generating high CO2 emissions or polluting effluents. The main food applications derive from its effect on particle size, causing a more homogeneous distribution of fluid elements (particles, globules, droplets, aggregates, etc.) and favouring the release of intracellular components; and its effect on the structure and configuration of chemical components such as polyphenols and macromolecules such as carbohydrates (fibres) and proteins (also microorganisms and enzymes). The challenges of the 21st century lead food industry processing towards obtaining food with high nutritional quality and taking advantage of waste to obtain ingredients with specific properties. For this purpose, soft and non-thermal technologies such as high pressures homogenization have a huge potential. The objective of this work is to review how the need to combine safety, functionality and sustainability in food industry has conditioned the last decade applications of high-pressure homogenization technology.

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