Handling and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables by Combined Methods for Rural Areas
Author | : Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas |
Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 9251048614 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789251048610 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Contains information on post-harvest handling and marketing operations and storage of fresh and processed products. Highlights technology which, when combined, has a positive and synergistic effect in preventing biochemical and physicochemical reactions and microbial growth - the main causes of quality losses in fruits and vegetables. Suggested methodologies combine technologies such as mild heat treatment, water activity reduction, lowering of the pH and use of 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.