Ultra high temperature processing, (less often) ultra-heat treatment (both abbreviated UHT), or ultra-pasteurization is the sterilization of food by heating it for an extremely short period, around 1鈥2 seconds, at a temperature exceeding 1245043555掳C (275掳F), which is the temperature required to kill spores in milk.The most common UHT product is milk, but the process is also used for fruit juices, cream, soy milk, yogurt, wine, soups, honey, and stews.