High Pressure Processing (HPP) is an emerging food treatment that makes food safer and extends its shelf life, while allowing the food to retain many of its original qualities and healthy attributes. High pressure processing is a non thermal processing. It was first commercialized in Japan in the early 1990s for pasteurization of acid foods for chilled storage. HHP subjects liquid or solid foods with or without packaging to pressure between 40 and 1000MPa for 1-20 min. The mechanism of action of HPP to breakdown the non covalent bonds and puncturing or the permeabilization of cell membrane i.e. vegetative cells at 300 MPa at room temperature (Figure 16.1). Spore formers >600 MPa at 60-700C, some enzymes at 300 MPa but effect is less at below 40% food moisture. Hydrostatic pressure is applied to food products through a water bath that surrounds the product. The hydrostatic pressure is transmitted to food products equally from all sides. This equal distribution of pressure is the reason why foods are not crushed during treatment.
2. HISTORY Bert Hite was the first to pressurize many kinds of foods in the
1980s
He found that high pressure can harm the microorganisms present
in the food product
Non-thermal processing technology ( combination with heat
possible )
First commercialized in Japan in the early 1990s for pasteurization
of acid foods for chilled storage
High pressure treated food stuffs have been marketed in Japan
since 1990, in Europe and the United States since 1996 & Australia
since 2001
Rapid commercialization since 2000
BERT HITE
3. INTRODUCTION
High pressure processing (HPP) is a non-thermal technique in which
the food is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure ranging from 50 to
1000 MPa
The microorganisms are inactivated by the stress from this huge
pressure magnitude
It is also known as ultra-HPP, high hydrostatic pressure processing,
pascalization, or hyperbaric pressure processing
HPP works on LeChatelier’s principle and isostatic rule
4. LECHATELIER’S
PRINCIPLE
ISOSTATICRULE
“When any system at equilibrium is subjected to change in
concentration, temperature, pressure or volume then the system
readjusts itself to counteract the effect of applied change and a new
equilibrium is established ”
Pressure steadily transmitted throughout the food
irrespective of the shape and size of the sample
In the procedure, consistent pressure is applied
which uniformly radiates in all directions of the
samples
As a result, the product retains its original shape
once the pressure is released
5. BATCHMODE
1) Loading of products within the pressure
vessel
2) Filling up the vessel by PressureTransmitting
Medium (PTM)
3) Compression of PTM and holding the product
at desired pressure for a specific duration
4) Release of pressure and unloading of the
products
Holding
Decompres
sion
Compr
ession
6. WORKING
Containers with
packed products
loaded into vessel
Water filling and
pumping up to
6000 bar
Few minutes
treatment
inactivates
microbes
System is
decompressed
and product is
ready
8. TYPEOFFOOD
PRODUCTS
SUITABLEFORHPP
• Low-medium moisture, semisolid or solid foods packed under
vacuum (sausages, dry-cured, cooked meat products,
cheeses, seafood, marinated products, RTE, dips, sauces)
• High moisture solid foods in plastic cups or pouches (fruits
jams, marmalades, compotes, purées)
• High moisture liquid foods in plastic bottles (dairy products,
fruit and vegetable juices, beverages)
Foods with entrapped air (bread, cakes, mousses,
strawberries, marshmallows, leafy vegetables) or with
insufficient low moisture content (powders, dried fruits,
spices) will be crushed or compacted under high pressure
9.
10. MECHANISMOF
MICROBIAL
INACTIVATION
When food is subjected to high pressure, the hydrostatic medium exhibits
the compression of microbes present in the food
This alters the surface morphology and permeability of the cell
membrane, results in the leakage of intra cellular constituents which is
the most common reason for microbial death by high-pressure treatment
1000 bar 2000 bar 6000 bar
13. EFFECTOFHPP
ONSHELF-LIFE
HPP effect on shelf life extension depends on process and
product parameters
High pressure and longer holding time generally favor
microbial inactivation and decrease of enzyme activity
Storage temperature after HPP is also the factor that can
influence shelf life of the product
HPP can increase shelf life to 10 times in comparison to non-
treated fresh products
16. FRUITSAND
VEGETABLES
Puree, sauces, juices, smoothies, slices, ready-to-eat products can be
processed by HPP
Most successful commercial application is preservative-free
guacamole (avocado puree with spices )
Shelf-life
extension
Inactivate
microorgani
sms
Improve
food safety
17. MEATANDFISH
INDUSTRY
.
• Sliced ham, turkey or chicken cuts, ready-to-eat products, cured
ham
.
• Most successful commercial application is easy shell opening of
molluscs, easy meat extraction of crustacean products
• Inactivate microorganisms and quality deteriorating organisms
• Maintain high sensorial and nutritional qualities and improve
food safety
18. DAIRYINDUSTRY
HPP technology works well on acidic dairy products
such as yoghurt
The treatment is very effective on both solid and
liquid dairy products
Increased shelf-life ( 3 to 10 times )
No impact on sensory, nutritional or functional
properties
Effective elimination of spoilage and pathogenic
microorganisms
19. PACKAGING
REQUIREMENTSFOR
HPP
HPP requires air tight packages that can withstand a change in
volume corresponding to the compressibility of the product
Vacuum packed products are ideally suited for high pressure
Flexible packaging – packaging used for high pressure treated
foods must be able to accommodate 15% reduction in volume and
return to its original volume
Plastic bottles, pouches, cups, and trays made of PET, PE,
PP and EVOH (or combinations thereof) work very well with
HPP due to their good water barrier properties and flexibility
Glass, metal, rigid plastic containers, plasticized cardboard
carton packages undergo irreversible deformation or tend to
fracture under compression.