Although Iran is the third producer of cucumber in the world, but only 5.0 and 1.35 percent of the product is being exported or used in domestic food industry respectively. In this order optimization of the conditions in which cucumber is processed and packed would be of interest and must be taken into consideration. While demand for pickled cucumber increasing, the way that it is currently presented in the market, in some cases is far from hygienic standards and suffers from low quality. It may also endanger consumer health due to exposure of the product to the environmental factors and possible mold growth. Production of food product such as pickles under conditions in which they should not be only safe but also and due to their specific package design, processed under mild thermal processing in order to extend their shelf life, have been currently taken a lot of attention. In this regard big flat pouches used for packaging of pickled cucumber can be a suitable alternative for what is currently produced mostly in large tinplate containers. In this study two medium (40×30cm) and large (50×30cm) retortable pouches both with 85 µm thickness were designed and made from laminated films. Small pouches were consisted of two layers of metalized polyethylene/polyester in one side while in the other side laminated layers of clear polyethylene/polyamide were used. To make a big pouch just clear polyethylene/polyamide were employed for both sides. Small pouches were then filled with 3 kg whole pickling cucumber arranged in one row, garlic, sagebrush/dill and appropriate amount of brine/vinegar where as 5 kg of cucumber arranged in two rows along with other additives were placed in bigger one. After filling and sealing the large retortable pouch was heated so that its cold Key words Pickling Cucumber, Large Retortable Pouch, Cold Point, Pasteurized
