Microbial validation of radio frequency pasteurization of wheat flour by inoculated pack studies

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 217, Issue , 2018, Pages 68-74

  Liu, Shuxiang ^a   Ozturk, Samet ^b   Xu, Jie ^a   Kong, Fanbing ^b   Gray, Peter ^a   Zhu, Mei Jun ^a   Sablani, Shyam S ^a   Tang, Juming ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium; Low moisture foods; Microbial validation; Radio frequency pasteurization; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; HEAT RESISTANCE; MICROORGANISMS; MOISTURE; PASTEURIZATION; RADIO WAVES; SALMONELLA; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; INACTIVATION KINETICS; INOCULATED PACK STUDIES; MEASURED TEMPERATURES; MICROBIAL VALIDATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESISTANCE PARAMETERS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85028464801     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2017.08.013     Document Type: Article

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