Ultrasonics in food processing.

Jayani Chandrapala, Christine Oliver, Sandra Kentish, Muthupandian Ashokkumar

School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Ultrasonics sonochemistry 2012 Sep

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In recent years, the physical and chemical effects of ultrasound in liquid and solid media have been extensively used in food processing applications. Harnessing the physical forces generated by ultrasound, in the absence and presence of cavitation, for specific food processing applications such as emulsification, filtration, tenderisation and functionality modification have been highlighted. While some applications, such as filtration and emulsification are "mature" industrial processes, other applications, such as functionality modification, are still in their early stages of development. However, various investigations discussed suggest that ultrasonic processing of food and dairy ingredients is a potential and viable technology that will be used by many food industries in the near future. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Jayani Chandrapala, Christine Oliver, Sandra Kentish, Muthupandian Ashokkumar. Ultrasonics in food processing. Ultrasonics sonochemistry. 2012 Sep;19(5):975-83