In recent decades, the demand for ready‐to‐eat (RTE) food items prepared by the food
catering sector has increased together with the value of cook‐serve, cook‐chill, and cook …

Thermal processing is still the most important method to ensure food safety, however, there
is a need for further improvements, from basic data to advanced optimization methods. Due …

Abstract Knowledge about physical properties of food materials is essential for processing
design and optimization. Although the market of açai-based products has been growing in …

In food manufacturing, fouling of surfaces has deleterious effects on the efficiency of
operations. The intensity of fouling varies with product formulation and processing …

It is crucial to determine the thermophysical properties of high-moisture extruded samples
(HMESs) to properly understand the texturization process of high-moisture extrusion (HME) …

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller is a plant belonging to the Cactaceae family adapted to live in
environments characterized by long periods of drought and arid or desert climates. This …

Previous studies on the influence of food matrix fat content on thermal inactivation kinetics of
food pathogens have shown contradictory results due to the combined influence of fat …

Storage is an important process involved in the postharvest treatment of grain–oilseed and
is necessary for maintaining high quality and ensuring the long‐term supply of these …

Highlights•A short update on heat transfer modeling for food processing was presented.•A
mathematical background was introduced.•A whole set of partial differential equations was …

A novel infrared radiation (IR) peeling method was developed as an alternative to the
conventional methods used for peeling potatoes. The aim of this study was to investigate the …