Effect of High-Intensity Electric Field Pulses on Solid Foods
Abstract
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) processing has been investigated in the past for gentle preservation and for the disintegration of biological tissue. The principle is based on polarization of the cell membrane by an external electric field, which results in electroporation. This increases the permeability of the membrane, which positively affects processes in which mass transfer is important. Extraction, such as sugar from sugar beet or juice from fruit, aims to separate ingredients from a matrix. By disintegrating the cells by PEF, a facilitated extraction ...
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