Advances in post-harvest treatments and fruit quality and safety

Nowadays there is a world-wide trend for a healthier styleof life, which has led to a rising demand of convenient fresh "ready to eat" fruits. In order to achieve their fresh-like quality and safety requirements, the industry needs to implement improved strategies by combining innovative e...

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Other Authors: Rammrez de Lesn, Josi Alberto (Editor), Vazquez, Manuel , 1965- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers c2011
Series:Advances in food safety and food microbiology
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505 0 |a 1. High hydrostatic pressure as a post-harvest treatment -- 2. Ionizing radiation as quarantine treatments in fruits -- 3. Post-harvest heat treatments in fruits -- 4. Post-harvest ultrasonic treatment in fruits -- 5. Edible coatings for fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables -- 6. Post-harvest applications of 1-methylcyclopropene in fruit-- 7. Nondestructive measurement of fruit quality by NIR spectroscopy -- 8. Color changes in fresh-cut fruits -- 9. Factors affecting fruit maturity -- 10. Effect of preharvest factors on post-harvest quality of fruit -- 11. Modified atmosphere packaging of fresh fruit -- 12. Impact of ultraviolet radiation on phytochemicals and microbial quality of fruits 
520 |a Nowadays there is a world-wide trend for a healthier styleof life, which has led to a rising demand of convenient fresh "ready to eat" fruits. In order to achieve their fresh-like quality and safety requirements, the industry needs to implement improved strategies by combining innovative eco-friendly techniques, which are reviewed in this book. This book examines the state of the art and thelast advances in post-harvest treatments and fruit quality and safety 
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