Quality and Preservation of Vegetables
Quality and Preservation of Vegetables

Author: Michael Eskin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2021-05-30

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1000443396

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This comprehensive work discusses those factors which contribute to the overall quality of the major vegetables grown in North America for the fresh market as well as methods for storing and preserving these crops. The qualities which determine the suitability of a crop for processing is also discussed since the majority of vegetables, with the exception of lettuce and celery, are processed for the retail market. The selection of vegetables is based on their economic importance although several others are included for completion.

Handbook of Food Engineering
Handbook of Food Engineering

Author: Dennis R. Heldman

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-11-06

Total Pages: 1038

ISBN-13: 1420014374

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As the demand for safe, nutritious, convenient foods continues to rise, and the capabilities of molecular biology and nutritional biochemistry continue to expand, the need for up-to-date engineering information becomes ever more critical. The application of innovative engineering concepts enables scientific breakthroughs to be utilized in the manuf

Towards A New Political Economy Of Agriculture
Towards A New Political Economy Of Agriculture

Author: William H Friedland

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-28

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1000009459

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The emergence of a truly global economy in the 1970s and the need to understand the subsequent changes in economic structure provided the impetus for this synthesis of the sociology of agriculture. The book offers the first formulations of a political economy theory that explains the transnational social and production relations of food and agriculture. Drawing upon studies of labour, technology, the state and gender, the contributors put forward a basis for reassessing and restating the intellectual framework of agriculture.

Berry Fruit
Berry Fruit

Author: Yanyun Zhao

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-06-06

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1420006142

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Valued for its unique flavors, textures, and colors, berry fruit is a rapidly-growing crop that provides significant health benefits due to its many bioactive components. Berry Fruit: Value-Added Products for Health Promotion provides an understanding of the functional chemicals, shelf-life and microbial safety concerns, and applications in the food industry. Written by international experts, each chapter presents scientific background, research results, critical reviews of relevant issues, and case studies. Chapters include worldwide production information, bioactive food constituents and their potential health benefits, methods of enhancing food quality, and potential uses of berry processing by-products.