Pasteurization is a heat treatment of fluid food, intended to kill vegetative forms of pathogens, while causing minimal changes in its composition, flavour, and nutritive values.

• 巴氏杀菌是一种液态食品热处理方法，其目的是在杀灭致病菌活细胞的同时，将热处理引起的食品组成、风味和营养价值的不良影响降至最低。