Eshtiaghi and Knorr (1993) studied the effect of HPP on potato cubes
and found that the process at 400MPa / 20 ° C / 15 min provided loss of
firmness similar to blanching in boilingwater. Therefore, HPP is pointed
as an interesting tool to soften vegetables,making it ready for consumption.
On the other hand, another study under similar conditions found
no changes in potatoes texture when compared with fresh samples
(Al-Khuseibi et al., 2005),