Table of contents : Front Cover......Page 1 Preservation of Foods with Pulsed Electric Fields......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 I. Introduction......Page 16 II. Methods of Applying Electricity......Page 18 III. High-Intensity PEF Processing System......Page 19 IV. Basics of High-Intensity PEF......Page 22 V. Energy Requirements......Page 26 VI. Applications of PEF Technology in Food Preservation......Page 28 VII. Some Drawbacks of PEF......Page 29 References......Page 32 II. High-Voltage Pulsers......Page 35 III. Switches......Page 40 IV. Treatment Chambers......Page 43 V. Cooling System......Page 56 VI. Typical Measurements in a PEF System......Page 58 VII. Packaging and Storing......Page 59 References......Page 60 I. Introduction......Page 62 II. Transmembrane Potential......Page 63 III. Electromechanical Compression and Instability......Page 68 V. Viscoelastic Model......Page 70 VI. Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Pores......Page 73 VII. Theories Based on Conformational Changes......Page 75 VIII. Electric Field-Induced Structural Changes......Page 76 References......Page 88 I. Introduction......Page 91 III. Electrofusion......Page 92 V. Electrical and Thermal Gradients Induced by PEF on Microbial Cell Membranes......Page 94 VI. Main Factors in Microbial Inactivation......Page 98 VII. Final Remarks......Page 118 References......Page 120 II. Microbial Inactivation......Page 123 III. Spore Inactivation......Page 153 IV. Standardization of Inactivation Assessment......Page 156 V. Enzyme Inactivation......Page 157 VI. Final Remarks......Page 166 References......Page 167 I. Introduction......Page 171 II. Microbial Analysis......Page 172 IV. Sensory Evaluation and Shelf-Life Studies......Page 173 V. Quality and Shelf-Life Evaluation of PEF Products......Page 174 VI. Final Remarks......Page 184 References......Page 185 I. Introduction......Page 187 II. Term Definitions in HACCP Systems......Page 188 III. The HACCP System......Page 189 IV. The HACCP System in PEF Processing......Page 190 V. Final Remarks......Page 197 References......Page 198 I. Introduction......Page 199 II. Commercialization......Page 200 III. Regulatory Aspects for the Implementation of PEF......Page 201 IV. The Future of PEF......Page 205 References......Page 206 Index......Page 208 FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY......Page 214