Novel postharvest treatments of fresh produce
Editor
Pareek, Sunil
December 2017
730 pp
ISBN: 9781498729918
CRC Press
By Sunil Pareek (Dec. 2017)
Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has increased dramatically in the last several decades. This increased consumption has put a greater burden on the fresh produce industry to provide fresher product quality, combined with a high level of food safety. Therefore, postharvest handling, storage and shipment of horticultural crops, including fruit and vegetable products has increased in importance.
Novel Postharvest Treatments of Fresh Produce focuses mainly on the application of novel treatments for fruits and vegetables shipping and handling life. A greater emphasis is placed on effects of postharvest treatments on senescence and ripening, bioactive molecule contents and food safety. The work presented within this book explores a wide range of topics pertaining to novel postharvest treatments for fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables including applications of various active agents, green postharvest treatments, physical treatments and combinations of the aforementioned.
Features
- Focuses on maintaining the quality of fresh produce under storage.
- Covers cutting edge technologies for postharvest treatments such as nitric oxide, ozone, 1-MCP, UV light, salicylic acids, methyl jasmonates, and their physiology, biology, and applied aspects related to horticultural produce.
- Provides insight into the latest developments in packaging and storage technologies. Addresses issues regarding Green Postharvest treatments for the fresh produce industry.
Source
PAREEK, Sunil; December 2017; Novel Postharvest Treatments of Fresh Produce; CRC Press; ISBN 9781498729918
Contents
PREFACE IX
FOREWORD XIII
EDITOR XV
CONTRIBUTORS XVII
DEDICATION XXI
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXVII
1 Nitric Oxide Treatments 1
ZORA SINGH AND AHMAD SATTAR KHAN
2 Oxalic Acid Treatments 35
XIAOLIN ZHENG AND JEFFREY K. BRECHT
3 Calcium Treatments 51
SERGIO TONETTO de FREITAS AND RITA de CÁSSIA MIRELA RESENDE NASSUR
4 Polyamines Treatments 79
SUNIL PAREEK, SUNIL SHARMA, NARASHANS ALOK SAGAR, AND G.A. GONZÁLEZ-AGUILAR
5 Methyl Jasmonate Treatments 101
G.R. VELDERRAIN-RODRÍGUEZ, A.E. QUIRÓS-SAUCEDA, M. OVANDO-MARTÍNEZ, JOAQUÍN RODRIGO-GARCÍA, E. ALVAREZ-PARRILLA, GERARDO TORRES-GARCÍA, G.A. GONZÁLEZ-AGUILAR, AND SUNIL PAREEK
6 Salicylic Acid Treatments 119
M.G. GONI, A.E. QUIRÓS-SAUCEDA, G.R. VELDERRAIN-RODRÍGUEZ, M. OVANDO-MARTÍNEZ, S.I. ROURA, G.A. GONZÁLEZ-AGUILAR, AND SUNIL PAREEK
7 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) Treatments 149
VIJAY PAUL AND RAKESH PANDEY
8 Ozone Treatments 217
S. VIJAY RAKESH REDDY, D.V. SUDHAKAR RAO, AND R.R. SHARMA
9 Hot Water Treatments 241
ELAZAR FALLIK AND ZORAN ILIC´
10 Combination Hot Forced Air Treatments and Controlled Atmosphere Treatments: CATTS—Controlled Atmosphere Temperature Treatment System 259
LISA NEVEN AND SHELLEY JOHNSON
11 Irradiation Treatments 289
IOANNIS S. ARVANITOYANNIS AND PERSEFONI TSERKEZOU
12 Ultraviolet Light Treatments 341
MARIA TURTOI
13 Precooling and Refrigerated Storage 403
S. KANNAN, Y. GARIÉPY, AND G.S.V. RAGHAVAN
14 Modified Atmosphere for Storage, Transportation, and Packaging 433
TIMOTHY J. RENNIE AND PREDRAG S. SUNJKA
15 A Perspective on Fruit and Vegetable Packaging 481
MARIO ŠCˇ ETAR AND KATA GALIC´
16 Modeling of Modified Atmosphere Packaging Based on Conventional Polymeric Films and Perforated Films 531
YACHUAN ZHANG, QIANG LIU, AND XIN GENG
17 Individual Shrink Wrapping Technology 557
D.V. SUDHAKAR RAO
18 Maximizing the Levels of Dietary Flavonoids in Apples and Rosaceae 579
KEVIN SEATON AND MICHAEL J. CONSIDINE
19 Flavonoids in Pome Fruits: Health Benefits, Genetic Control, and Prospects to Breed an Even Healthier Apple 595
FUCHENG SHAN, MICHAEL J. CONSIDINE, CATHERINE P. BONDONNO, AND KEVIN SEATON
20 Antioxidant Potential and Their Changes during Postharvest Handling of Tropical Fruits 633
SOMPOCH NOICHINDA, KITTI BODHIPADMA, AND CHALERMCHAI WONGS-AREE
21 Applications of Sensory Analysis for Fresh and Processed Horticultural Products 663
HELIOFÁBIA VIRGÍNIA de VASCONCELOS FACUNDO AND ALEX SANDRA NASCIMENTO de SOUZA
INDEX 679
PAREEK, Sunil; December 2017; Novel Postharvest Treatments of Fresh Produce; CRC Press; ISBN 9781498729918