3. Physical QualityCP is generally considered as a tool for surface treatments. In fact, CP has been used by thepolymer and packaging industries for decades for surface modification and functionalization ofpolymers [17]. However, during processing of food, food products might be placed in strong electricfield and are subjected to numerous reactive gas species that could affect physical quality attributessuch as color and texture, which will be discussed in the next section. A summary of effects of CP onfood products has been presented in Table 1.