“…The United States Code of Federal Regulations defines commercial sterility as ''The condition achieved by application of heat, chemical sterilant(s), or other appropriate treatment that renders the equipment and containers free of viable microorganisms having public health significance, as well as microorganisms of nonhealth significance, capable of reproducing in the food under normal nonrefrigerated conditions of storage and distribution (US FDA, 2009).'' However, there are food quality losses associated with conventional retort processing, such as color changes, vitamin losses, production of undesirable odors, and texture changes (Durance & Collins, 1991;Garrote, Silva, Roa, & Bertone, 2008;Kuda & Yano, 2009;Ramaswamy & Grabowski, 1999). Traditionally canned food products have not been perceived by consumers to have high quality however, more emphasis is being placed on higher quality shelf stable retort pouch products.…”