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Abstract
This chapter is based on the beneficial aspects of food processing with main
focus on cooking/heat treatment, including other food-processing techniques
and their consequent results as inactivation of natural toxins and food-borne
pathogens, or other detrimental compounds, extension of shelf-life, improved
digestibility and bioavailability of nutrients, improvement of flavor, taste,
palatability, texture and enhanced functional properties, including improved
antioxidants and other defense reactivity or augmented antimicrobial
effectiveness, and removal of mycotoxins. The effects of various techniques on
nutrient value of food also have been discussed here in detail.
Keywords: Processing, Toxins, Pathogens, Bioavailability, Shelf-life.
INTRODUCTION
Food processing means operations used on raw materials obtained from
plants or animals into various food or food ingredients. Since agriculture
and animal husbandry were established postharvest procedures and are
necessary to preserve for a longer time the increasing food supplies
getting from fields and domesticated animals. Food is one of the best
culture medium for many microbes that causes spoilage to the food and
prevention of food spoilage whether it is caused by microbes and/or
enzymes is very essential (Vitale and Schillaci, 2015). Processing of food
is necessary to bring the food and nutrition security and it is a
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shelf life and improve the safety of foods. The management of risks to
food safety and stability constitutes an essential element of food security.
Traditionally, brining and pickling were used. A range of chemical
additives (ex. sulfur dioxide for preservation of wine, nitrites in bacon),
anti-microbials (ex. benzoic acid) and antioxidants (ex. tertiary
butylhydroquinone for retarding oxidation of oils) has been employed
over the years. However, there is now a trend towards the incorporation
of natural preservatives and the phasing out of some synthetic chemical
additives. There is increasing awareness in the use of natural anti-
microbials (ex. bacteroicins, essential oils), preservatives (ex. citric acids,
ascorbic acid, from fruits) and antioxidants (ex. Maillard reaction
products, polyphenols, rosemary extract) to advanced food quality and
shelf life (Kumar et al., 2015; Vergis et al., 2015). In addition to the move
to natural food additives, novel delivery systems (ex.
nanoencapsulation), smart additives and packages are also being
developed as an alternative to direct incorporation of additives to food
(Carocho et al., 2014).
FACTORS IN PROCESSING THAT IMPACT FOOD
The most important beneficial aspects can be sum up as follows:
(i) Food safety (pathogens): The main advantages of food processing is to
inactivation of food-borne pathogens microorganisssms.
(ii) Food safety (other aspects): inactivation of enzymes and natural
toxins, prolongation of shelf-life.
(iii) Nutritional value: improved digestibility, bioavailability of nutrients.
(iv) Sensory quality: appearance texture, taste, and flavor.
(v) Functional health benefits: ex. probiotics, prebiotics, Maillard reaction
products, flavonoids, other food constituents and their reaction
products.
(vi) Convenience: availability of ready-to-eat and semiprepared foods,
ex.. microwavable frozen meals.
(vii) Cost: economy of scale.
(viii) Diversity: independence from the seasonal availability of foods,
and introduction of global food supply chain.
(ix) Quality of life: improved because less time required for food supply
and preparation.
Types of food processing
Processing can be broadly divided in to two main headings i.e.
traditional processing and emerging processing techniques
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Traditional Processing
To a great extent, food processing has been used to preserve food,
improve food safety and maintain quality. Over the last hundred years,
traditional food preparation and preservation processes have been
industrialized. The industrialization of food processing, with its
economies of scale, has increased the availability of foods in both in local
and export markets. Processing can occur at various levels along with the
supply chain. It can be applied proximate to food harvest or capture
(ex.initial processing of agricultural commodities such as milling or fish
canning) or further downstream when it is used in the manufacturing of
various food products (ex.noodles, bread, biscuit, yogurt).Some of them
are as follows
Heat treatment
The temperature of the food materials is raised to a level at which they
inhibits the growth of bacteria, even destroys viable bacteria and
inactivates enzymes by changing their nature.
Low temperature/freezing
The lower temperature of the food is used to slow down the
deterioration of the food by inactivating enzymes or through bacterial
growth retardation. In conventional cooling methods various techniques
includes 1.) refrigeration where temperatures are around 5 °C; and 2.)
freezing, where temperatures are lowered to ˂-18 °C (and sometimes
even more down upto -196 °C in commercial deep freezers). The lower
the temperature, the longer shelf life can be achieved to the foods
(Heldman and Hartel, 1997).
Drying/dehydration
Removal of free water available for the growth of microbes is known as
drying. The reduction of water content from foods is reduced to the level
where biological reactions (like enzyme activity and microbial growth)
cannot take place and the probability of food spoilage is finally lowered.
Drying can be performed by various ways viz. freeze-drying (ex. herbs
and coffee), sun-drying (ex. tomatoes, apricots) spray-drying (ex. milk
powder),or tunnel-drying (ex. vegetable pieces) (Von Saravacos, 1965;
King, 1968; Thijssen 1979; Viollaz and Alzamora, 2005).
Salting/Brining
The addition of salt into foods items has been applied for centuries as a
preservation technique. This method works on the principle that the salt
reduces the water activity (aw) of the food going to be preserved, and this
phenomenon prevents the growth of spoilage causing organisms. Similar
effects may be achieved with sugar depending on the type of food. It is
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Thermal processing
Type of thermal processing that is also faster and provides extended
shelf life to food as compared to traditional canning.
Microwave processing
Microwave processing is heating by radiation as different to the
onventional convection or conduction methods. Microwaves are
transmitted efficiently in water but not by glass or plastics and are
reflected by metals. The oscillation of the water molecules occur in food
which leads to the heating of the food internal temperature. Occasional
stirring is essential for even heating and safe food handling since the
water is usually distributed unevenly in a food. Microwaving food is a
quick method of heating that requires little addition of water and thus
show to less nutrient losses than other methods of cooking.
Ohmic heating process
This is a thermal process where heat is internally generated by the
passage of alternating electrical currents by the food which acts as
electrical resistance. Ohmic heating is also called as ‘resistance heating’,
or ‘direct resistance’ heating. It is not dependent on transfer of energy by
water particles so it is an essential development for the competent
heating of low water, low particulate foods. It is a HTST method, thus
decreasing the possibility of high-temperature over-processing and
finally related less loss of nutrients. Another benefit of this processing is
that it keeps delicately structured foods such as strawberries intact
(Ramaswamy et al., 2005).
Short Light pulses
This method uses discontinuous flashes of white light (50% visible, 30%
infra-red, and 20% UV) with an intensity declared to be 20,000 times that
of the sun at the earth’s surface. One to 20 flashes/second are distinctive
pulse rates which lead to important surface reductions in organisms
when used on fish, meat, and bakery products. This method is principle
for surface sanitization of packaging materials and mechanism best on
smooth, dust-free surfaces.
Ultra-high pressure (UHP)
High pressure technology inserted foods to pressures of 100 to 1000
Megapascal for 5 to 20 min. It has many benefits including micro-
organism inactivation, modification of biopolymers such as gel
formation and quality retention such as color, flavor and nutrients. This
is because of its sole ability to straightly affect non-covalent bonds (like
ionic, hydrophobic bonds and hydrogen) whilst leaving covalent bonds
intact, and both without employing heat. Significantly, it offers the
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