Review Article

Predicting the Quality of Pasteurized Vegetables Using Kinetic Models: A Review

Table 6

Kinetic parameters associated with texture degradation in asparagus, peas, beans, and dry beans.

ProductTemperature (°C)Form/sizeParameters (min−1) × 10−3 (kJ/mol)Reference

Asparagus
 Asparagus70–98SpearsTexture degradation 0.0034–0.061824.5 [91]
 Mushrooms70–100StripHardness 0.152–0.26915.22 [214]
 Mushrooms70–100StripAdhesiveness0.068–0.26938.77 [214]
 Mushrooms70–100StripChewiness0.129–0.1780.70 [214]
 Mushrooms70–100StripCohesiveness0.105–0.15711.96 [214]
 Mushrooms70–100StripGumminess0.028–0.23759.64 [214]
 Peas120Whole peasHardness7.8589.9 [4]
 Beans90Whole beansHardness7.6497.0 [4]
 Dry peas70–100Whole peasPeak compression force (cook chill)0.0017–0.1114146.69 [185]
 Dry peas70–100Whole peasPeak compression force (sous vide)0.0015–0.0534125.78 [185]