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<strong>Thermal</strong> <strong>Processing</strong> of Poultry Products 215<br />

Pasteurized liquid whole egg and whole egg blends currently constitute the<br />

majority of the liquid egg products produced in the U.S. 73 The shelf life of<br />

conventionally pasteurized liquid whole egg is relatively short, ranging from<br />

12 days at 2°C to 5 days at 9°C. 74 Because of such shelf-stability limitations,<br />

liquid egg processors have relied upon either rapid (60°C for 7.3 log cycles. 81<br />

7.3.1.5 Extended-Shelf-Life Liquid Egg Substitutes<br />

Liquid egg substitutes represent another category of extended-shelf-life liquid<br />

egg products. These products were developed nearly 20 years ago to simulate the<br />

features of LWE, yet with little or none of the cholesterol or fat normally present<br />

in yolk or whole egg. Egg substitutes consist primarily of liquid egg white plus

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