US Patent:
20120288614, Nov 15, 2012
Inventors:
Nicole Favreau - Waltham MA, US
Patrick J. Marek - Shrewsbury MA, US
International Classification:
A23L 3/3418
Abstract:
A method of treating solid and semi-solid foods to reduce microorganisms and enzymes in the food including introducing solid or semi-solid food to a pressure vessel, exposing the food in the vessel to supercritical carbon dioxide to reduce the one or more microorganisms or enzymes, exhausting the supercritical carbon dioxide at a rate to maintain organoleptic integrity of the food.