Acid Foods are foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below.
Acid Foods
Acid Foods are foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below.
Acidified Foods are low-acid foods (pH >4.6) to which acid or acid foods are added, with a water activity (Aw) greater than 0.85, and a finished equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below.
Acidified Foods
Acidified Foods are low-acid foods (pH >4.6) to which acid or acid foods are added, with a water activity (Aw) greater than 0.85, and a finished equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below.
Equilibrium pH is the condition achieved when the solid and liquid parts of the product have the same pH. This may take several hours or days. If days are necessary to reach equilibrium pH, then the product may need to be refrigerated until a pH of 4.6 or lower is achieved.
