Table 2 shows the time
constants of retort during heating and cooling (R24 0.99),
theoretical center temperatures of green peas at the end of
heating and total sterilizing values, and average experimental
values of a
o and a*, determined for all the runs.
Deviation between experimental and theoretical total
sterilizing values was 3.40%; this very good agreement
shows that temperatures of green peas were predicted
satisfactorily.