Tacoma
Researchers: Barry Swanson and Dong-Hyun Kang, WSU Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Year project began: 2003
Washington Farms produces 100-percent fruit pies sold in the Seattle area. The company's ability to market their products outside the state will be made possible by using ultra-high-pressure technology that pasteurizes fruit products to extend shelf life and maintain a desirable "fresh-like" flavor. In this project, the company will work with Drs. Barry Swanson and Dong-Hyun Kang at WSU's Dept of Food Science and Human Nutrition to develop fruit processing that will inactivate harmful bacteria such as E. coli, inactivate enzymes that "brown" fruit, and maintain "fresh-like" appearance, flavor and texture.
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