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food irradiation
(redirected from Cold pasteurization)

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food irradiation [′füd i‚rā·dē¦ā·shən]
(food engineering)
The treatment of fresh or processed foods with ionizing radiation that inactivates biological contaminants (insects, molds, parasites, or bacteria), rendering foods safe to consume and extending their storage lifetime.


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The microbial counts of coconut water were expected to be zero after heat and cold pasteurization because of the low initial microbial load of coconut water.
They also charge that the industry is glossing over concerns by shifting to terms such as cold pasteurization and electronic pasteurization and using irradiation to cover up less-than-adequate safety measures at the processing level.
However, a lack of fundamental knowledge about the biophysical processes occurring within the food itself during the treatment and the mechanisms of microbial inactivation have restricted industrial development to a partial cold pasteurization preservation process.
 
 
 
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