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The aim of the study was to determine the effect of high hydrostatic pressure on properties (including shelf life) of baked pâté processed with mechanically deboned poultry meat in their formula. Vacuum packed pâté was subjected to pressuring (400 and 500 MPa, 15 min, 20°C). After high pressure treatment (24 h) and 6 and 8 weeks of refrigerated storage, physical, chemical, sensory and microbial properties were investigated. It was concluded that appropriate parameters of high pressure (500 MPa, 15 min, 20°C) prolonged shelf life of vacuum packed products up to 8 weeks. High pressure treatment did not influence significantly drip loss in the package as well as the color and texture of pâté. However, it did accelerate oxidative changes in the fat of the products.