Fruit And Vegetable Preservation

This is a comprehensive book useful for the students and teachers of horticulture, food technology and home science, and a handy guide for extension workers and home scale preservation for interested individuals as well. It discusses products prepared from various fruits and vegetables, including potatoes and mushrooms, on scientific lines as well as on home scale. For the latter, matter of direct practical value has been presented. Information on quality characteristics of fruits and vegetables for processing, quality control, water for fruit and vegetable processing industries, enzymes, colours, additives, flavours, plastics, browning, toxins, adulterations, etc. has also been given. Each chapter gives theoretical as well as practical information to understand the basic principles and methodology.

At head of title: Agricultural & Food Research Council, AFRC Institute of Food Research.

Food preservation; Main methods of preservation; Fruits, vegetables and their products; Production of processed fruits and vegetables; Principles of preservation; Raw material - production and post-harvest preparation; Thermal processing; Freezing; Dehydration; Extension of shelf-life by storage techniques; Other methods of preservation; Fruit and vegetable juices and related products; Desirable and undesirable constituents of food; Food-processing factory location, design and operation.

Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - History of Food Preservation and Canning Industry Chapter 3 - Scope of Food and Vegetable Preservation in India Chapter 4 - Enzymes in Food Industry Chapter 5 - Plastics in Food Industry Chapter 6 - Food Colours Chapter 7 - Food Additives and Brominated Vegetable Oil Chapter 8 - Food Flavours Chapter 9 - Food Soiplage Chapter 10 - Browning Reactions Chapter 11 - Fermentation (Acetic, Lactic and Alcoholic) Chapter 12- Principles and Methods of Preservation Chapter 13 - Canning and Bottling of Fruits and Vegetables Chapter 14 - Fruits and Vegetables Drying/Dehydration and Concentration Chapter 15 - Freezing of Fruits and Vegetables Chapter 16 - Unfermented and Fermented Fruit Beverages Chapter 17 - Vinegar Chapter 18 - Jam, Jelly and Marmalade Chapter 19 - Preserve, Candied and Crystallized Fruits and Chapter 21 - Chutneys and Sauces/ketchups Chapter 22 - Tomato Processing Chapter 23- Potato Processing Chapter 24 - Mushroom Processing Chapter 25 - Some other Valuable Products from Fruits and Vegetables Chapter 26 - Utilization of Fruit and Vegetable Waste Chapter 27 - Water for Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industries Chapter 28 - Quality Characteristics of Fruits and Vegetables for Processing Chapter 29 - Quality Control in Food Processing Industry Chapter 30 - Important Methods for Analysis 0f Fruits/ Vegetables and their products Appendices Subject Index

Learn to preserve your food at home with this ultimate guidebook! The Home Preserving Bible thoroughly details every type of preserving-for both small and large batches-with clear, step-by-step instructions. An explanation of all the necessary equipment and safety precautions is covered as well. But this must have reference isn't for the novice only; it's filled with both traditional and the latest home food preservation methods. More than 350 delicious recipes are included-both timeless recipes people expect and difficult-to-find recipes.

Representing the vanguard in the field with research from more than 35 international experts spanning governmental, industrial, and academic sectors, the Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing compiles the latest science and technology in the processing and preservation of vegetables and vegetable products. This reference serves as the only guide to compile key tools used in the United States to safeguard and protect the quality of fresh and processed vegetables. A vast and contemporary source, it considers recent issues in vegetable processing safety such as modified atmosphere packaging, macroanalytical methods, and new technologies in microbial inactivation.

High pressure processing is a fast-growing food processing technology and opens the door to nearly-fresh products that retain their sensorial and nutritional qualities. High Pressure Processing of Fruit and Vegetable Products reviews and summarizes the latest advances in novel high-pressure processing techniques for preserving fruits, fruit juices, and their mixtures. It contains basic information on the relation of high-process treatment parameters with the safety and quality of fruit and vegetable juices/products. The book focuses on product quality parameters, nutritional value, bio-active health components, and microbial safety and stability. The main aim of this book is to summarize the advances in the utilization of modern high pressure pasteurization (HPP) treatment to preserve and stabilize fruit and vegetable products. HPP technology is related to the product quality parameters, the content of nutritional and health active components, and the microbial safety and subsequent shelf life. One chapter of this book is devoted to industrial equipment available; other chapters deal with examples of commercial fruit and vegetable products. Another chapter of this book is dedicated to packaging, as packaging of food before HPP is mandatory in this technology. The regulatory aspects for high-pressure treated fruit and vegetable products in different regions of the world (Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia) are also an important topic dealt within one chapter of the book. The effects of HPP technology on the quality of fruit and vegetable products, namely nutrients and stability, health active components, and sensory aspects, are reviewed in a trio of chapters.

Despite a worldwide increase in demand for fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, in many countries these products are prepared in uncontrolled conditions and have the potential to pose substantial risk for consumers. Correspondingly, researchers have ramped up efforts to provide adequate technologies and practices to assure product safety while keeping n