3-33. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESSING AND STORAGE SYSTEM
The preservation method is based on an aseptic storage system. Storage tanks
are presterilized by a special system and put under pressure with nitrogen to keep out
air. The challenge involved development of commercially feasible equipment that
eliminated all bacterial organisms, enzymes, and oxygen from tomato processing and
storage. Research involved scaling up three times before commercial size was
achieved. The process does not change the nutritional quality, color, or flavor of the
product. In Japan, a plant has been constructed to process and store tomatoes with
this system.
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