Advances Of Pulsed Electric Field For Foodborne Pathogen Sterilization

ABSTRACT

Food look good is more inclined to be bought, but transportation and storage can be difficult to maintain the attractive appearance and freshness of each food, microbial pollution is one of the major obstacles. Scientific advancements in pulsed electric field has shown its capability on the inactivation of microorganisms and maintain of high quality of food products. In this review, we summarized the basic principle of pulsed electric field technology, illustrated the bactericidal effect of common pathogenic bacteria in food such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Mold spores, introduced application of pulsed electric field in fruit and vegetable processing, liquid food sterilization and the preservation of meat products, also proposed the future development direction of the application of pulsed electric field technology in food drying, thawing, and the extraction.

KEYWORDS:

• Pulsed electric field
• foodborne pathogen
• food chain
• food preservation

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81703228), Breeding Plan of Shandong Provincial Qingchuang Research Team (2019), National Key Research and Development Programme under Grant No. 2016YFD0400105.

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