Consumers highly appreciate table grapes for their pleasant sensory attributes and as good
sources of nutritional and functional compounds. This explains the rising market and global …

Texture analysis is a well-established analytical technique in the food industry for evaluating
the mechanical and physical characteristics of both raw ingredients and finished products …

Soilless Culture-Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops provides
useful information on the techniques of growing horticultural crops using either inert organic …

The quality traits of table grape most appreciated by the consumers are berry size, bunch
architecture, and freshness appearance (especially after post-harvest cold storage). Loss of …

Table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) is considered to be one of the most popular fruit crops in the
world. Italy is the leading table-grape producer in the EU and is the main European …

In this review, the technique of soil-less cultivation of horticultural crops is analysed, the
main differences between this and traditional cultivation techniques are described, and the …

In recent years, the environmental sustainability of agri-food systems has become a crucial
issue. Agri-food firms are increasingly concerned with the implementation of viable …

Demand for fresh grapes is increasing globally due to their rich composition in phenolic
compounds, which have a strong antioxidant capacity. However, fresh table grapes …

BACKGROUND Chicory stems, appreciated both raw and cooked, represent a nutritious and
refined food. In this study the effects on the quality of stems cooked by conventional (boiling …

Blueberries are popular among consumers for their high nutritional value but are highly
perishable due to the microbial decay. The use of active packaging that is able to interact …