We analyze three different sterilization methods to obtain the advantages and disadvantages.

Steam Sterilization

The steam heating conducts heat from surface to core section result in a longer sterilize time. It has a negative influence on the material including aroma and nutrition. It also consumes much energy, sophisticated operating program and poor continuously working features

Irradiation Sterilization

Irradiation sterilization destruct material molecular structure, producing irreversible damage; the irradiation residue destroy food original flavor, discolor original food color; the amount of irradiation food should be less than 10kGy which is not sufficient to kill stubborn harmful bacteria. Some countries and areas do not allow import food with irradiation sterilization process which is still a controversial issue.

Microwave Sterilization

Microwave sterilization method has many advantages including high efficient, energy saving, uniformly heating, lower temperature process, keep food original flavor and nutrition, no pollution and highly automatic etc. In the food industry, microwave is applied in sterilization, drying, cooking, heating, roasting, baking and puffing. On the other hand, microwave is easily installed in the workshop and started to sterilize process. The cost-effective is very competitive than other sterilize type.

MAX Industrial Microwave design and manufacture microwave sterilization machine to meet with international customers’ demands