Kinetics of the formation of radicals in meat during high pressure processing

The kinetics of the formation of radicals in meat by high pressure processing (HPP) has been described for the first time. A threshold for the radicals to form at 400 MPa at 25 °C and at 500 MPa at 5 °C has been found. Above this threshold, an increased formation of radicals was observed with increasing pressure (400–800 MPa), temperature (5–40 °C) and time (0–60 min). The volume of activation (ΔV^#) was found to have the value −17 ml mol⁻¹. The energy of activation (E_a) was calculated to be 25–29 kJ mol⁻¹ within the pressure range (500–800 MPa) indicating high independence on the temperature at high pressures whereas the reaction was strongly dependent at atmospheric pressure (E_a = 181 kJ mol⁻¹). According to the effect of the processing conditions on the reaction rate, three groups of increasing order of radical formation were established: (1) 55 °C at 0.1 MPa, (2) 500 and 600 MPa at 25 °C and 65 °C at 0.1 MPa, and (3) 700 MPa at 25 °C and 75 °C at 0.1 MPa. The implication of the formation of radicals as initiators of lipid oxidation under HPP is discussed.     

Solvent engineering as a tool in enzymatic indicator development for mild high pressure pasteurization processing

When developing an indicator to detect temperature heterogeneities in a high pressure (HP) vessel, the temperature sensitivity and the broadness of the application window have to be weighed against each other. In this study, the potential of a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens α-amylase (BAA)-based indicator for mild pasteurization conditions was evaluated. Solvent engineering was successfully used to reach two objectives: (i) to shift the pressure,temperature-stability of BAA in the HP pasteurization range; (ii) to differentiate the pressure,temperature-range of BAA inactivation from the pressure,temperature-range of inactivation of a previously developed Bacillus subtilis α-amylase (BSA)-based indicator system (1 g/L – 0.05 M MES pH 5.0), towards milder processing conditions. The BAA-system (0.1 g/L – 0.1 M MES pH 5.0) was kinetically calibrated and modeled under static conditions. As these model parameters were inadequate to predict the residual α-amylase activity of BAA under dynamic conditions correctly, parameters were determined under dynamic conditions and subsequently successfully validated on an independent dynamic data set. Based on the kinetic model and parameters valid under dynamic conditions, isorate contour plots for different inactivation levels were constructed, demonstrating clearly the different application windows of the BAA- and BSA-systems.     

超细石墨粉体高温高压合成金刚石研究

为研究超细石墨粉体合成金刚石的可能性,以5000目的超细石墨粉和Fe70Ni30触媒为原料,用静态高压技术合成出金刚石。研究结果表明：以超细石墨粉为碳源材料合成金刚石是完全可行的,但在合成晶体里发现有大量缺陷存在;合成金刚石单产接近120ct,明显要高于相同合成腔体和工艺条件下合成普通金刚石的单产;晶体粒度平均为270μm左右,小于相同条件下以200目人造石墨粉为原料合成晶体的粒度。以超细石墨粉体为碳源材料合成金刚石的生产工艺等各方面影响因素有待深入研究。     

Numerical simulation of solid–liquid food mixture in a high pressure processing unit using computational fluid dynamics

Temperature distribution, velocity and pressure profiles during high pressure compression (500 MPa) of liquid food (water) and solid–liquid food mixture (beef fat and water), within a three dimensional cylinder basket is simulated. The computations domain in both cases was performed for a cylinder with a diameter of 38 mm and height of 290 mm, which are the same dimensions of the high pressure unit “FOOD-LAB model S-FL-850-9-W” available at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The governing equations for continuity, momentum and energy conservation are solved using a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package (PHOENICS), version 3.5, which is based on a finite volume method of solution. The simulation for liquid food only shows the effect of forced and free convection flow on the temperature distribution in the liquid at the early stages of compression. This is due to the difference between the velocity of the pumping fluid as it enters the cylinder inlet hole (10⁻²–10⁻³) m s⁻¹ and the velocity in the treatment chamber (10⁻⁸–10⁻⁹) m s⁻¹. The simulation for the solid–liquid mixture shows as well, the temperature distribution in the solid and liquid at different stages of compression. It shows that the solid pieces are more heated than the liquid, which is due to the difference in their compression heating coefficient. Validation of the computed temperature in both cases is found to be in an agreement with those measured experimentally and reported in the literature.     

Headspace components that discriminate between thermal and high pressure high temperature treated green vegetables: Identification and linkage to possible process-induced chemical changes

For the first time in literature, this study compares the process-induced chemical reactions in three industrially relevant green vegetables: broccoli, green pepper and spinach treated with thermal and high pressure high temperature (HPHT) processing. Aiming for a fair comparison, the processing conditions were selected based on the principle of equivalence. A comprehensive integration of MS-based metabolic fingerprinting techniques, advanced data preprocessing and statistical data analysis has been implemented as untargeted/unbiased multiresponse screening tool to uncover changes in the volatile fraction. For all vegetables, thermal processing, compared to HPHT, seems to enhance Maillard and Strecker degradation reaction, triggering the formation of furanic compounds and Strecker aldehydes. In most cases, high pressure seems to accelerate (an)aerobic thermal degradation of unsaturated fatty acids leading to the formation of aliphatic aldehydes and ketones. In addition, both thermal and HPHT processing accelerated the formation of sulfur-containing compounds. This work demonstrated that the approach is effective in identifying and comparing different process-induced chemical changes, adding depth to our perspective in terms of studying a highly complex chemical changes occurring during food processing.     

超高压加工对鲜榨胡萝卜汁品质的影响

重点研究了热敏性胡萝卜汁经200～600MPa超高压处理10min后其感官品质、理化性质及营养品质的变化情况。实验结果表明:经高压处理后胡萝卜汁色泽、可溶性固形物、总糖、α-和β-胡萝卜素含量与对照样相比差异不明显(P>0.05);总抗氧化能力在400MPa压力处理后降低较显著,600MPa处理有较显著的提高(P<0.05);此外,超高压处理后胡萝卜汁的pH降低,总酸含量增加,且样品的沉降稳定性提高,且变化都比较显著(P<0.05)。综合实验各方面的处理效果,600MPa处理后的胡萝卜汁品质最佳。因此,超高压能较好保持胡萝卜汁原有的品质和营养价值,可达到保持营养、提高品质和延长货架期的目的。     

Evaluation of high pressure (HP) treatment for rapid and uniform pH reduction in carrots

Acidification (pH < 4.6) of marginally low acid foods allows them to be treated like high acid foods and, hence, has the potential to improve quality and reduce energy costs by lowering the severity of processing conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate high pressure (HP) treatment for rapid and uniform pH reduction of low acid foods using carrot. Three organic acids (citric, malic and glucono-delta-lactone) were used in the study. Conventional acidification tests were carried out at atmospheric pressure at different temperatures (36–48 °C) and different treatment times (0–36 min). HP treatments were given at room temperature (maximum process temperature <32 °C) with different pressures (200–300 MPa) and treatment times (0–14 min). Time dependent acid infusion and the resulting pH reduction were used to evaluate the acidification kinetics. Results showed that the pH reduction rates were described by a first order kinetic model. No significant differences (p > 0.05) in acidification rates were observed between the acidifying agents either in conventional or HP acidification process. Pressure (HP acidification) and temperature (conventional acidification) significantly (p < 0.05) reduced decimal reduction time (D) for pH drop. The associated D values were 2.4–4.4 times higher in conventional (slower) as compared with HP acidification. For conventional acidification, the z values (temperature sensitivity) were 34–44.8 °C and for HP acidification, the z values (pressure sensitivity) were 206–222 MPa. HP acidification provided more rapid and uniform pH reduction as compared to conventional method.     

High hydrostatic pressure/temperature modeling of frankfurter batters

The impact of high pressure/temperature treatment on structure modification and functional sensory properties of frankfurter batter was investigated. The degree of solubilization of meat proteins, particularly of myosin, was identified as a key process with significant effect on the batter's structural properties. The maximal solubilization level was at 200 MPa/40 °C IT for all formulations which was found to be treatment time dependent. The impact of the pressurizing gradient — PG = 40 MPa/s and PG = 2.5 MPa/s was investigated and estimated to have a significant effect on the protein network and functional properties, respectively. These were improved at low PG (2.5 MPa/s) as a phenomenon of secondary network formation parallel to the main matrix. Batter secondary-structure characteristics were found to be ionic-strength dependent. According to SDS-PAGE analysis, the major role in the solubilization, aggregation and gelation processes occurring in the aqueous phase was due to the myosin S-1 and S-2, N-terminal, C-terminals, the MLC and actin during the high pressure/temperature treatment.     

Conditions for high pressure inactivation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters

The objective of this study was to identify the high pressure processing conditions (pressure level, time, and temperature) needed to achieve a 5-log reduction of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in live oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Ten strains of V. parahaemolyticus were separately tested for their resistances to high pressure. The two most pressure-resistant strains were then used as a cocktail to represent baro-tolerant environmental strains. To evaluate the effect of temperature on pressure inactivation of V. parahaemolyticus, Vibrio-free oyster meats were inoculated with the cocktail of V. parahaemolyticus and incubated at room temperature (approximately 21 degrees C) for 24 h. Oyster meats were then blended and treated at 250 MPa for 5 min, 300 MPa for 2 min, and 350 MPa for 1 min. Pressure treatments were carried out at -2, 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 45 degrees C. Temperatures >/=30 degrees C enhanced pressure inactivation of V. parahaemolyticus. To achieve a 5-log reduction of V. parahaemolyticus in live oysters, pressure treatment needed to be >/=350 MPa for 2 min at temperatures between 1 and 35 degrees C and >/=300 MPa for 2 min at 40 degrees C.     

Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes to high pressure processing: A review

Listeria monocytogenes has been regarded as an emerging food pathogen responsible for listeriosis, a serious disease given its high mortality rate. The need for better food processing methods has led to an increased interest in high pressure processing (HPP), a novel nonthermal method presented as “producer” of safer food products. This review provides an overview of the effects of HPP on Listeria monocytogenes and on L. innocua, with the latter often used as an amenable surrogate for the pathogenic species. The factors that affect the susceptibility of listeriae to HPP, as well as the long-term implications of postprocessing recovery, are discussed in the perspective of the use of HPP to improve the safety of potential food vehicles.     

Effect of water activity on inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and lactate dehydrogenase during high pressure processing

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of water activity (a_w) on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) during high pressure processing (HPP). For microbial inactivation lyophilized cells of L. monocytogenes 19,115 were left dry or were suspended in 10 ml of 0.1% peptone water, 10 ml of glycerol, or mixtures of glycerol and peptone water. All samples of various a_ws were high pressure (HP) processed at ambient temperature at 600 MPa for 300 s. Following HPP, samples were serially diluted in 0.1% peptone and spread-plated on Tryptic Soy agar supplemented with Yeast Extract. For enzyme inactivation, 4.2 mg of lyophilized LDH was suspended in 2 ml of 100 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4), 2 ml of peptone water or glycerol, or in 2 ml mixtures of glycerol and peptone water. A lyophilized sample with no added liquid was also included. All enzyme samples were subjected to HPP as described above. After HPP, LDH was diluted to 0.28 μg/ml in 100 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). LDH activity was assessed by measuring the change in concentration of β-NADH as a function of time. Dynamic light scattering analysis (DLS) was performed to examine the size distribution, polydispersity, and hydrodynamic radius of LDH before and after HPP. No significant difference in CFU/g was observed between lyophilized cells not subjected to HPP and lyophilized cells subjected to 600 MPa for 300 s (P < 0.05). However, lyophilized cells that were suspended in 100% to 60% peptone water showed a ~ 7.5-log₁₀ reduction when subjected to HPP. Survival of L. monocytogenes following HPP significantly increased (P < 0.05) when the peptone water concentration was decreased below 60% (a_w ~ 0.8). DLS results revealed that LDH suspended in buffer underwent aggregation following HPP (600 MPa, 300 s). Inactivation rate constants obtained using a first-order kinetic model indicated that untreated and HP processed lyophilized LDH had similar activities. When LDH was subject to HPP in solutions containing glycerol, enzyme activity decreased as the water content increased (r² = 0.95). Lyophilization completely protected L. monocytogenes and LDH from inactivation by high pressure. Furthermore, enzyme activity and cell survival increased as water activity was decreased. We postulate low a_w results in protein stabilization, which prevents protein denaturation and cell death during HPP.     

常压室温等离子体快速诱变筛选高脯氨酸产率突变株

为提高脯氨酸得率,采用新型常压室温等离子体(ARTP)诱变L-脯氨酸生产菌株———嗜醋酸棒杆菌(出发菌株为谷氨酸生产菌,菌拉丁名ATCC-13870),结合48孔板的高通量筛选手段,在致死率为99%的条件下,获得了16株生长速率和脯氨酸产率变化的菌株。发酵实验结果表明,筛选得到的高产脯氨酸突变体D3在发酵48 h,其脯氨酸浓度从原始菌对照组的54.7 g/L提高到65.8 g/L。     

Comparing equivalent thermal, high pressure and pulsed electric field processes for mild pasteurization of orange juice: Part II: Impact on specific chemical and biochemical quality parameters

The impact of thermal, high pressure (HP) and pulsed electric field (PEF) processing for mild pasteurization of orange juice was compared on a fair basis, using processing conditions leading to an equivalent degree of microbial inactivation. Examining the effect on specific chemical and biochemical quality parameters directly after treatment and during storage at 4 °C revealed only significant differences in residual enzyme activities. For pectin methylesterase inactivation, none of the treatments was able to cause a complete inactivation, although heat and HP pasteurization were the most effective in limiting the residual activity. Peroxidase was completely inactivated by heat pasteurization and was much less susceptible to HP and PEF. All other quality parameters investigated, including the sugar profile, the organic acid profile, bitter compounds, vitamin C (ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid), the carotenoid profile, furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, experienced no significantly different impact from the three pasteurization techniques.

Industrial relevance

HP and PEF processing have received important attention during the last years for application as alternatives to traditional thermal pasteurization. For the further implementation of HP and PEF treatment in the food industry, legal approval of such processes is required. Accordingly, an in-depth characterization of products treated by these novel technologies is indispensable. This paper addresses orange juice as a relevant model food product to compare the impact of HP and PEF processing with that of a conventional thermal pasteurization process and to search for significant differences in specific known nutrients, undesired substances and other quality-related aspects of orange juice.     

超低浴比高温高压纱线染色技术的研究

纱线染色作为纺织工业中重要的一环,存在大耗能、大污染的弊端。介绍了超低浴比高温高压纱线染色技术及其成套设备,利用脉流冲击染色技术实现了低耗能、低排放的先进染色技术,大幅提高了纱线染色的经济效益,满足了国家对纺织工业节能减排的要求。     

Effect of high pressure treatment on aggregation and structural properties of soy protein isolate

The aggregation and structural properties of soy protein isolate (SPI), induced by high pressure (HP) treatment at 200-600 MPa were investigated by size-exclusion chromatography combined with multi-angle laser scattering (SEC-MALLS) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. HP treatment at lower pressure level (e.g., 200 MPa) resulted in formation of marked insoluble aggregate of SPI, while the treatment at higher pressure level (e.g., 600 MPa) led to transformation of insoluble aggregate to soluble one. The soluble aggregate formed at 400 or 600 MPa had much less mean molecular weight (MW) (about 5.2 × 10⁶ g/mol) than that at 200 MPa (about 1.6 × 10⁷ g/mol), and was also much more homogenous in MW distribution. FTIR analyses confirmed changes in secondary and tertiary structures, induced by HP treatment. These results can provide direct evidence or explanation for HP-induced modification of soy proteins.     

Comparing equivalent thermal, high pressure and pulsed electric field processes for mild pasteurization of orange juice. Part I: Impact on overall quality attributes

Mild heat pasteurization, high pressure processing (HP) and pulsed electric field (PEF) processing of freshly squeezed orange juice were comparatively evaluated examining their impact on microbial load and quality parameters immediately after processing and during two months of storage. Microbial counts for treated juices were reduced beyond detectable levels immediately after processing and up to 2 months of refrigerated storage. Quality parameters such as pH, dry matter content and brix were not significantly different when comparing juices immediately after treatment and were, for all treatments, constant during storage time. Quality parameters related to pectinmethylesterase (PME) inactivation, like cloud stability and viscosity, were dependent on the specific treatments that were applied. Mild heat pasteurization was found to result in the most stable orange juice. Results for HP are nearly comparable to PEF except on cloud degradation, where a lower degradation rate was found for HP. For PEF, residual enzyme activity was clearly responsible for changes in viscosity and cloud stability during storage.

Industrial relevance

Development of mild processing technologies with a minimal impact on fruit juice can be considered as a true alternative of fresh fruit. The present work presents a fair comparison of mild heat treated, high pressure (HP) and pulsed electric field (PEF) processed orange juice as an alternative for thermal pasteurization. Orange juices were monitored during two months of storage.     

Cross-linking of corn starch with phosphorus oxychloride under ultra high pressure

To investigate the effect of UHP treatment on the cross-linking reaction, normal corn starch was subjected to UHP-assisted reaction with a single addition level of POCl₃, at varied pressure levels ranging from 0.1 to 400 MPa. Swelling power, gelatinization, and pasting properties were assessed for all native and cross-linked starches. UHP-assisted reaction achieved a 12.5% level of conventional reaction time. UHP-assisted POCl₃ starch derivatives, reacted at 100–400 MPa, exhibited reduced swelling powers and gelatinization properties relative to that at 0.1 MPa, though both attributes did not possess any tendency depending on pressure levels. UHP-assisted POCl₃ reaction generated pasting viscosity profiles similar to those observed for conventional cross-linked starches. Pasting viscosity profiles were significantly different among various UHP treatments, though no trends were present. At 400 MPa, the UHP-assisted POCl₃ starch derivative revealed pasting viscosity profiles most similar to those of the conventional POCl₃ starch derivative.     

High‐pressure recovery of anthocyanins from grape skin pomace (Vitis vinifera cv. Teran) at moderate temperature

The objective was to evaluate the influences of the high hydrostatic pressure extraction parameters on the recovery of anthocyanins from the grape skin pomace extracts (Vitis vinifera cv. Teran) under moderate temperatures. Studied parameters were: solvents (methanol and ethanol); solvent concentrations (30, 50, and 70%); pressures (300, 400, and 500 MPa); times (3, 6.5, 10 min); and temperatures (22, 26, 30 °C). Predominant anthocyanins in all extracts were malvidins (malvidin‐3‐glucoside as the main compound) representing 55.77% of overall anthocyanin content. The type of solvent did not significantly influence anthocyanin extraction yield, while decreased solvent concentration (increased solvent‐to‐water ratio) significantly improved extraction of anthocyanins. Increase of pressure enhanced extraction yield of the anthocyanins but temperature showed stronger impact on the anthocyanins recovery. This investigation evidenced that the best conditions for HHPE of anthocyanins from grape pomace were extraction time 3.39 min, extraction temperature 29.48 °C, pressure 268.44 MPa and solvent concentration 70%.

Practical applications

Due to increased interest for the use of cheap winery byproducts as a source of expensive polyphenols for functional food production, skins from grape pomace became valuable raw material. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the influence of HHPE innovative extraction technology on its nutritive value during processing. Optimizing parameters for polyphenolic recovery from grape pomace is directly related with nutritional value and economics of food engineering during industrial processing. Obtained results showed that the HHPE under lower temperatures is suitable for the extraction process of anthocyanins from grape skin pomace, but more research is needed to identify other food‐grade solvents with their corresponding concentrations that are useful for the extraction assisted with high hydrostatic pressure.     

Studying the effects of adsorption,recoalescence and fragmentation in a high pressure homogenizer using a dynamic simulation model

The emulsification in a high pressure homogenizer was studied using a dynamic simulation model based on the population balance equation. The model includes fragmentation, recoalescence and adsorption of macromolecular emulsifier and uses a simple flow model in order to link the hydrodynamics in the homogenizer to the three physical processes mentioned above.