Effects during storage at 4 ̊C were examined for selected intrinsic carbohydrates in pressure-treated raspberry puree. Fig. 1 shows a dramatic decrease of sucrose during storage in the pressurised samples compared to 4 min heating, where losses are insignificant. Only the 800 MPa treatment allowed for considerable residual sucrose levels after two and four weeks storage at 4 ̊C. Similar results were found by Kimura et al. (1994) for (mainly added) sucrose in pressure-treated (400–500 MPa, 10–30 min) strawberry (not raspberry!) jam stored at refrigerator temperature (4 ̊C) with a reduction of the sucrose content to below 10% within 60 days. In conventionally produced jam (vacuum cooking at 70 ̊C) sucrose levels were still 80% (5 ̊C) or ca. 70% (25 ̊C)