PROVIDING A SHELF-STABLE, LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT IN A GABLE TOP CONTAINER

摘要

This invention is concerned with the problem of providing liquid food products that are shelf stable. A plastic or plastic coated container is cold filled with a non-carbonated liquid food product free from pathogenic organisms. The container is sealed. The food product in the container is then heated to a pasturization hold temperature in the range 160 DEG F. to 174F. and is maintained at that temperature for a sufficient time to provide adequate kill of essentially all microorganisms in the food product. The food product is then cooled.