(Bio)chemical reactions during high pressure/high temperature processing affect safety and quality of plant-based foods

In recent years, the range of equipment and applications for high pressure pasteurisation has gradually increased on the European market. Sterilization under conditions of elevated pressures is in the pipeline, albeit at the research level. Knowledge on the effect of high pressure/high temperature processing on food safety and quality attributes is still too limited. This review discusses recent progress made in understanding the impact of high pressure/high temperature processing on food safety and quality attributes of fruit and vegetable based products, within the EU FP6 integrated project NovelQ.