Storage, processing and nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Author(s) : SALUNKHE D. K., BOLIN H. R., REDDY N. R.
Type of monograph: Other
Summary
The book addresses factors involved in maintaining the quality of plant products after harvest. The following points are studied in detail: preharvest factors on postharvest yield and quality; postharvest physiology; morphology and anatomy; harvesting, grading and packaging; chemical composition and nutritional quality; chemical and nutritional changes during ripening and storage; regulation of ripening and senescence; sensory and objective quality evaluation; postharvest physiological disorders; postharvest pathology; postharvest entomology; storage methods; transportation, distribution and marketing. In the chapter on storage methods, mechanical refrigeration and controlled and modified atmospheres are dealt with in particular, and in the chapter on transportation, refrigerated equipment and vehicles are examined.
Details
- Original title: Storage, processing and nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Record ID : 1993-3734
- Languages: English
- Publication: Crc press - United states/United states
- Publication date: 1991
- Source: Source: vol. 1; ed. 2; 323 p. (18 x 26); fig.; phot.; tabl.; index; GBP 98.
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
Indexing
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Themes:
Cold stores : design, construction, insulation and equipment;
Cooling of transport vehicles;
Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Road transport;
Rail transport;
Marine transport;
Air transport;
Packaging;
Fruit;
Vegetables - Keywords: Road transport; Cultivation; Controlled atmosphere; Modified atmosphere; Mechanically refrigerated vehicle; Sea transport; Refrigerated transport; Rail transport; Air transport; Organoleptic property; Nutritional value; Microbiological quality; Vegetable; Cold storage; Packaging; Fruit
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