Chemistry of Thermal Food Processing Procedures - Micali, Maria a Fiorino, Marco a Parisi, Salvatore

This Brief reviews thermal processes in the food industry - pasteurization, sterilization, UHT processes, and others. In addition, historical preservation techniques - smoking, addition of natural additives, irradiation, etc. - are compared with current industrial systems, like fermentation, irradiation, addition of food-grade chemicals.