Response to article on Food for Astronauts

When I read the article entitled “Vitamin Stabilization for a Long-Term Spaceflight,” I was disappointed with the clear lack of understanding of some of the processing technologies introduced in the article, specifically related to high pressure processing (HPP) and pressure assisted thermal sterilization (PATS).

The article states, “HPP has the advantage, compared to retorting, of allowing a 3°–4° temperature reduction per 100 MPa pressure increase and also provi…