Quality Handling and Evaluation

Food quality is becoming an ever-increasing important feature for consumers and it is well known that some food crops are perishable and have a very short shelf and storage life. An effective quality assurance system throughout the handling steps between harvest and retail display is essential to pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dris, Ramdane (Editor), Jain, S. Mohan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Enzymes and Quality Factors of Fruits and Vegetables
  • Volatile Flavours in Strawberries: A Description of the Components, and How to Analyse Them
  • Methods to Evaluate the Antioxidant Activity
  • Essential Oil Drugs — Terpene Composition of Aromatic Herbs
  • Integral Handling of Banana
  • Economics and Organisation of Horticultural Postharvest Production
  • Handling Machinery and Damage Inflicted to the Product
  • Mechanical Damage During Fruit Post-Harvest Handling: Technical and Physiological Implications
  • Harvest and Postharvest Conditions for Apples and Pears
  • Rapid Quality Evaluation Techniques of Horticultural Crops
  • Table Grape Postharvest Management and Safety Issues
  • Fruit Postharvest Technology: Instrumental Measurement of Ripeness and Quality
  • Developmental Changes During Strawberry Fruit Ripening and Physico-Chemical Changes During Postharvest Storage
  • Processing of Horticultural Crops in the Tropics
  • Quality Dynamics and Quality Assurance of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Pre- and Postharvest
  • Modification of Fruit Ripening by Genetic Transformation
  • Quality of Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaged (EMAP) Fresh-Cut Vegetables