Technological Interventions in the Processing of Fruits and Vegetables

✍ Scribed by Goyal, Megh R.; Khan, Khursheed A.; Paul, Prodyut K.; Sehrawat, Rachna

• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 515
• Series: Innovations in agricultural and biological engineering
• Edition: First edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Technological Interventions in Processing of Fruits and Vegetables presents a wide selection of the latest concepts in the fast-changing field of processing of fruits and vegetables (FAV). It provides key information on many new and different techniques used for processing of fruits and vegetables while also exploring the pros and cons of the various methods. There is an urgent need to explore and investigate waste in the processing of fruits and vegetables and how different processing technologies can be used most effectively. This volume, in short, conveys the key concepts and role of different technology in processing of fruits and vegetables, keeping mind the special processing requirements of fruits and vegetables, waste issues, nutritional value, and consumer concerns. This volume offers a wealth of information on today's technology for fruit and vegetable processing and will be a valuable resource for industry professionals, agricultural/food processing researchers, faculty and upper-level students, and others."--Provided by publisher. Read more...

Abstract: "Technological Interventions in Processing of Fruits and Vegetables presents a wide selection of the latest concepts in the fast-changing field of processing of fruits and vegetables (FAV). It provides key information on many new and different techniques used for processing of fruits and vegetables while also exploring the pros and cons of the various methods. There is an urgent need to explore and investigate waste in the processing of fruits and vegetables and how different processing technologies can be used most effectively. This volume, in short, conveys the key concepts and role of different technology in processing of fruits and vegetables, keeping mind the special processing requirements of fruits and vegetables, waste issues, nutritional value, and consumer concerns. This volume offers a wealth of information on today's technology for fruit and vegetable processing and will be a valuable resource for industry professionals, agricultural/food processing researchers, faculty and upper-level students, and others."--Provided by publisher

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Worldwide status and scope of processing of fruits and vegetables / Khursheed A. Khan and Abhimannyu A. Kalne --
Nutritional values of fruits and vegetables : macronutrients, micronutrients and composition / Monica Premi and Khursheed A. Khan --
Health promoting compounds : fruits and vegetables / Prodyut Kumar Paul --
Ohmic heating : thermal processing of fruits and vegetables / M. Sivashankari and Akash Pare --
Microwave dielectric technology : thermal processing of fruits and vegetables / Monica Premi and Khursheed A. Khan --
Recent trends in drying of fruits and vegetables / Rachna Sehrawat, Onkar A. Babar, Anit Kumar, and Prabhat K. Nema --
Applications of freezing technology in fruits and vegetables / Tanya L. Swer, C. Mukhim, Rachna Sehrawat, and Sandip T. Gaikwad --
High pressure processing of fruits and vegetables / Anit Kumar, Rachna Sehrawat, Tanya L. Swer, and Ashutosh Upadhyay --
Use of ultrasound technology in processing of fruits and vegetables / Abhimannyu A. Kalne, Khursheed A. Khan, and Chirag Gadi --
Irradiation technology : processing of fruits and vegetables / Monica Premi and Khursheed A. Khan --
Role of canning technology in preservation of fruits and vegetables / Monica Premi and Khursheed A. Khan --
Extrusion technology for processing of fruits and vegetables : principle, methods and applications / Sandip T. Gaikwad, Shardul Dabir, Vinti Singla, and Tanya L. Swer --
Use of food additives in processing/preservation of fruits and vegetables / Onkar A. Babar, Nilesh B. Kardile, Rachna Sehrawat, and Sandip T. Gaikwad --
Extraction and concentration methods for bio-actives components in fruits and vegetables / Somnath Mandal, Prodyut K. Paul, and Nandita Sahana --
Processing technology for production of fruits-based alcoholic beverage / M.B. Patel, S.R. Vyas, and K.R. Trivedi --
An approach in designing the proccessing plant for fruits and vegetables / Md. Neshat Iqbal and Khursheed A. Khan --
Innovative approach in waste management : fruits and vegetables / Kiran Dabas and Khursheed A. Khan --
Attitude of consumers toward fruits and vegetables / Sandip T. Gaikwad, Anit Kumar, Tanya L. Swer, and Onkar A. Babar.

✦ Subjects

Food Engineering;Fruit & Vegetables;Fruit -- Processing;Vegetables -- Processing;Food industry and trade -- Technological innovations