Abstract:The relations between the number of microorganisms and processing pressure and holding time in UHP treatment to clarified apple juice were investigated. The numbers of total bacteria, mold and yeast in clarified apple juice were measured after pressure treatment at 100-500 MPa for 5-30 min. The results showed that the bactericidal effect was improved with the increase of pressure level and pressure-holding time. Mold and yeast were more sensitive to high hydrostatic pressure. The linear model was used to fit the survival curve. The correlation coefficients (R2) were more than 0.950 determined at five pressure levels, which proved that linear model was suitable for the kinetic analysis of bacterial inactivation.
