Container and load basket for thermal management for processing in high pressure application

A container for receiving products for HPP processing with a pressurized processing medium constructed for addressing thermal stratification of the product in the container or load basket and addressing thermal stratification of the processing medium during high pressure processing with a pressurized processing medium, the container comprising:

• a polygonal shaped body having a plurality of holes for passage of the processing medium;
• the polygonal shaped body defining an upper section forming a volume for receiving the product to be processed;
• and
• the polygonal shaped body also defining a truncated lower section forming a portion of the container for holding products during HPP processing, the truncated lower section:
• positioned above the bottom of the container;
• and
• formed at least in part from a material that is more adiabatically active than the material from which the upper section is formed.