Handling and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables by Combined Methods for Rural Areas

Language: English

Published by Daya, Delhi, 2007

8170355052 / 9788170355052

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Contents Introduction. 1. Fruits and vegetables an overview on socio economical and technical issues. 2. Basic harvest and post harvest handling considerations for fresh fruits and vegetables.3. General considerations for preservation of fruits and vegetables. 4. Extension of the intermediate moisture concept to high moisture products. 5. Procedures for vegetables preserved by combined methods. References. Glossary. This manual is intended to serve as a guide to farmers and processors of fruits and vegetables in rural areas. It contains basic but valuable information on post harvest handling and marketing operations and storage of fresh and processed products. It provides practical examples of preserving fruits and vegetables addressing a combination of factors highlighting technology which when combined has a positive and synergistic effect in preventing biochemical and physico chemical reactions and microbial growth the main causes of quality losses in fruits and vegetables. The suggested methodologies combine technologies such as mild heat treatment water activity reduction (aw) lowering of the pH and use anti microbial substances to realize the potential of minimally processed high moisture fruit products. These relatively new technologies have been successfully applied to several important tropical and non tropical fruits in different countries of Latin America and are considered appropriate and recommended for use in other fruit producing countries around the world. 100 pp.…

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Title
Handling and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables by Combined Methods for Rural Areas
Author
Gustavo V Barbosa Canovas; Juan J Fernandez Molina; Stella M Alzamora; Maria S Tapia
Publisher
Daya, Delhi
Publication year
2007
Condition
As New
Binding
Hardbound
Language
English
ISBN 10
8170355052
ISBN 13
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