In the present study, the impact of conventional or ohmic heat processing on the
amino acid profile was investigated in vegetable baby foods. Results revealed that
neither of the two processes affected the total protein content however, differences were
observed in the amino acids profile after treatment. Retorted baby foods contained
around 20% less total amino acids than in unsterilized samples (35% essential amino
acids and 9% non-essential amino acids). On the contrary, ohmic heating did not
decrease total amino acids in the baby puree, maintaining the same content of essential