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Food Preparation
tics such as texture and flavor are consider-
ably altered. A sterile food is that where In the case of meat and meat products, the
no viable microorganisms are present. How- earlier operations depend on the type of
ever, treatments at temperatures above the product. Canned sausages are fabricated
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according to certain formulations (curing, the headspace (Mathlouthi 1986). Exhaustion
cooking, smoking, etc.). In the case of lun- is also carried out by heating, mechanical air
cheon meat, an emulsion is prepared and the removal, or by steam injection; if the last is
can filled with the raw meat batter. applied, cans are immediately sealed. During
can cooling, a vacuum is generated due to
steam condensation, but if the headspace is
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