was demonstrated that heating time could be reduced using ohmic
heating.
5) The measurement of water content, IMP, and glutamic acid suggests
that the quality of the ohmically heated samples was similar to that
of the retort-heated samples. Furthermore, based on the monitoring
of these samples, it was observed that sample quality did not
deteriorate during storage.
6) The sensory test did not yield significant differences in the tested
sensory qualities. It was suggested that the ohmically heated
samples had similar sensory qualities to the retort-heated samples.
Acknowledgments
This study was partially funded by Japanese Society of Taste
Technology. We are grateful to Mr. Toshio Nakai for providing technical
support for retort treatment and to Mr. Daiki Yokoyama for providing
technical support for ohmic heating.