Author : Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251048610
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (486 download)
Book Synopsis Handling and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables by Combined Methods for Rural Areas by : Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas
Download or read book Handling and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables by Combined Methods for Rural Areas written by Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.