Martín-Belloso O., Soliva-Fortuny R. Advances in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Processing

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011. — 387 p.The fresh-cut fruit and vegetable market is clearly expanding worldwide. In developed countries, those commodities are provided by the food industry, while in the rest of the countries, these products are prepared under uncontrolled conditions that may pose a risk for consumers. Conscientious of the growing interest in these kinds of products, researchers are increasing efforts to offer adequate technologies and practices to processors in order to assure safety while keeping the highest nutritional properties and best sensory properties of the fresh fruits or vegetables. This has led to a significant increase in the amount of new scientific data available. However, this information needed to be presented in a critical and feasible way.
This book is the result of the valuable contribution of experts from industry, research centers, and academia working on different topics regarding fresh-cut produce.