temperature thermal treatments in foods, alternative technologies capable of inactivating the microorganisms at lower temperatures as compared to the thermal processing need to be developed and will be very important for the overall growth of the food industry [2]. Hence, there is need for concerted effort for accelerated development of non-thermal methods for quality maintenance of va arnessed. Use of ultrasonic irradiations (either in direct contact mode or indirect mode) is a non-thermal approach for food preservation that can efficiently inactivate microorganisms [4] at less severe conditions as compared to the thermal processing which can possibly reduce the detrimental effects on nutrition, quality and sensory aspects of food. Inactivation of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms or enzymes by sonication is mainly caused by the physical effects (turbulence, liquid circulation, shear or micromechanical shocks) and/or chemical effects (formation of intense localized changes in pressure and temperature, coupled with significant shear and turbulence. The shear-induced breakdown of cell walls and DNA damage via free radica