STERILIZING METHOD USING ORGANIC ACID AND SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS

摘要

PURPOSE: A sterilizing method using organic acid and supercritical fluids is provided to offer good sterilization effects, and to prevent quality degradation of products while improving economical efficiency of sterilization processes. CONSTITUTION: A sterilizing method using organic acid and supercritical fluids includes a step for dipping food to be sterilized in the organic acid, and a step for processing the dipped food with the supercritical fluids. The food is meat products. The meat product is one selected from a group consisting of pork, beef and chicken. The target microorganism of food is [food poisoning bacteria or enteric bacteria. The organic acid is lactic acid or acetic acid. The organic acid liquid includes organic acid of 2 ~ 4 volume %.