Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

by Sasi Kumar R

ISBN: 9789387057074
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Imprint : Biotech
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 15995.00
Biblio : xxix+476p., col plts., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

SASIKUMAR, R. has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in Food Processing Technology, Postharvest Technology, Food Packaging Technology and Quality Control and Assurance. He has authored 6 titles of Text books on various aspects of Food Processing Technology. In over 13 years in the field of Food Technology, he has been a technical consultant and R and D head in the level of National and International food processing industries. He has formulated, developed and commercialization various food products at industries level. As a consultant, he has advised many food processing industries on products development, formulation and low cost products as per the consumers needs. He developed number of food products and still there are in market, snacks foods in Middle East, North Africa and West African countries. Mr. Sasikumar is working as Assistant Professor, Department of Agri-Business Management and Food Technology, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), NEHU Tura Campus, West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya, India.

About The Book

“Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables” is a textbook written in simple brief language and primarily intended as a text book for graduate and post graduate in Postharvest technology, Agri-Business Management & Food Technology, Food Processing Technology, Food Preservation, Quality Control, Home Science, etc., this up-to-date and accessible text gives an in depth information on postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables in an easy-to-read as Indian style. The book covers the syllabus of the basic course on postharvest technology, Fruits and Vegetables Processing Technology, Processing Technology of Fruits and Processing Technology of Vegetables taught in all agricultural universities in India at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The text book has been divided into 10 chapters and briefs about importance of postharvest technology in India, Maturity and ripening, quality management of fruits and vegetables, storage structures of fruits and vegetables, processing technology of fruits and vegetables, principles of preservation, food laws, recent and advance food packaging, have been included. This well-organized text presents the latest food packaging system, which offers from low cost technology to advance technology in the rural areas and metro cities with various food products. Besides students, the farmers, small entrepreneurs and NGO.s would find the book to be a valuable resource. Distinguishing Features:The book is self-contained and students friendly • Technology in the form of business model • Large number of example, recent processing technology, diagrams and tables illustrate the concepts discussed in the text.