{"id":49235,"date":"2022-03-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodhubmagazine.com\/?p=45087"},"modified":"2023-01-21T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T10:13:54","slug":"pulsed-electric-field-technology-elea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-hub.it\/media\/2022\/03\/25\/pulsed-electric-field-technology-elea\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulsed Electric Field Technology explained by ELEA GmbH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49235\" class=\"elementor elementor-49235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3639d6e5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3639d6e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>1.\tInsights on your professional background and how started your adventure at ELEA GmbH?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6356023 elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6356023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to his thesis on shelf life extension of juices, <b>Dr. Stefan Toepfl got in touch with the applicability of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Through the spin-off ELEA, Dr. Stefan managed with his team to take this technology into the industrial practice by focusing on developing industry ready systems to be offered for sale for food industrials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2caa171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2caa171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>2.\tAccording to you, how does ELEA innovate in food safety?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8979bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8979bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ELEA is contributing to food safety through Pulsed electric field technology, <em>\u201cwe ensure the food safety by using the minimum amount of energy and the minimum amount of damage to the product\u201d <\/em>as explained by Dr. Stefan.<\/p><p>Practically speaking,<strong> Pulsed electric field is opening up cell membranes of the product<\/strong> to be treated with electric pulses to kill existing microbes and it extends consequently the overall product shelf life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a9dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85a9dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>3.\tCertainly there are many advantages of PEF, but can you give us the three most relevant advantages of PEF in food industry?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa62cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fa62cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">According to Dr. Stefan, the first advantage, is that PEF has a targeted effect on cell membranes with low heat.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>This non thermal process is also fast and do not cause chemical changes at cell level<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Second advantage is cell opening and mass transport improvement that allows to change the texture of agricultural products by opening up the cell membranes and softening the texture accordingly. The third one is <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f894a9 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3f894a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe potential to inactivate microorganisms and to extend the shelf life without the need to pasteurize the product\u201d as cited by Dr. Stefan. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55b6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c55b6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>4.\tWhat are the issues that PEF system developed by ELEA can directly tackle?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6966c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc6966c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">ELEA managing director expressed that the PEF is tackling directly paths where it is interesting to open up a cellular structure<i>. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Pulsed Electric Field system comes to replace the thermal processes that induces also cell disruption and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<em>instead of cooking a certain vegetable we treat it with lower heat amounts \u2026and we achieve the same effect softening the tissue and making it less breakable<\/em>\u201d as explained by Dr. Stefan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d5ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9d5ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>5.\tWhat are the implications of Pulsed electric field on Food snacks safety and quality?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3c3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f3c3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">With regards to snacks, two food categories are handled by the technology of Pulsed electric field: vegetables and dried fruits.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr. Stefan specified that <i>\u201cThe path treatment is done on the raw material to soften it and make it better sliceable\u201d <\/i>for vegetables<i> <\/i>such as carrot chips. <\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>On the frying stage, the nutritional quality is positively affected because the treated chips with PEF contain 15% less oil compared to chips not treated with PEF<\/strong>. Same benefits are also experienced on dried fruits, <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c21ee elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f2c21ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFruit dried snacks are benefiting from better cutting and faster moisture removal with lower energy, lower heat and lower time requirements.\u201d as clarified by our guest.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137f536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137f536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>6.\tHow does ELEA respond to the shelf life requirements of food retailers?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e99e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e99e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supermarkets seek to guarantee different choice options and constantly available products on the shelves.<\/p><p>Through adding the PEF treatment to the production process,<strong> the product shelf life is optimized and numerous resulting benefits emerge for producers and retailers<\/strong>. In fact, the product storage options are improved with broad production planning possibilities.<\/p><p>On top of that, the final product is characterized by a high quality articulated in the freshness and the authentic taste.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f468d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f468d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>7.\tHow is ELEA able to customize the Pulsed electric field technology machines following food product specific requirements?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1373a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1373a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">PEF has a broad applicability, since the path is applied on cell membrane and <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155c132 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"155c132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cthe pulse generation is always the same, we are generating pulses by rectifying energy which comes out of a socket into pulses\u201d as illustrated by Dr. Stefan.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3a01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3a01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yet, <strong>the application is very product specific and differs according to the product prerequisites<\/strong> such as the size and the physical state.<\/p><p>For example, juices require to be pumped into the system while meat products require low water usage to avoid cross-contamination, other products may require spinning wheels to be transported in the system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caab404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caab404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>8.\tCan the consumer distinguish between a PEF treated product and fresh product?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559f98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"559f98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Example of vegetable chips<\/b>:<\/p><p>At the production line, it is clearly noticeable the change in oil amount consumed in the frying stage because \u201c<em>the oil yield or the oil uptake would increase with PEF off\u201d<\/em> as clarified by ELEA managing director.<\/p><p>In addition, when employing PEF, <em>\u201cyou would notice on the end product, a more crunchy texture and less oil\u201d<\/em> as compared by Stefan.<\/p><p><b>Example of Orange juice<\/b>:<\/p><p>When comparing PEF treated orange juice to the freshly squeezed product, the taste remains the same.<\/p><p>On the other hand, if compared against pasteurized products, the second show taste differences because of the thermal process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b423e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b423e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Conclusions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d65d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d65d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pulsed electric field technology developed by ELEA GmbH is proving its efficiency in solving delicate issues that the food industry is facing nowadays. 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Already over 800 companies use Babbel for Business as part of their professional development programs, as formal or casual training, or employee benefit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-author-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/it.babbelforbusiness.com\/?utm_campaign=fb-industry-ita-en&#038;utm_source=foodhub&#038;utm_content=homepage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBabbel for Business \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d92e9af\" data-id=\"d92e9af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab44867 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"ab44867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.food-hub.it\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Prof.-Dr.-Stefan-Toepfl.jpg\" alt=\"Immagine di Prof. Dr. Stefan Toepfl\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Dr. Stefan Toepfl\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stefan Toepfl is food technologist and received his PhD in food process engineering at Berlin University of Technology in 2006. 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