Minimally fresh processed (MFP) or fresh-cut fruits and vegetables is currently the fastest
growing sub-sector of the food industry with still a high potential of growth world wide. The …

Flavonoids and other phenolic metabolites have important biological activities related to
their antioxidant properties and, especially, to their free-radical scavenging ability. It has …

Phenolic secondary metabolites play an important role in plant‐derived food quality, as they
affect quality characteristics such as appearance, flavour and health‐promoting properties …

Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science, Technology, and Market provides a
comprehensive reference source for the emerging fresh-cut fruits and vegetables industry. It …

The new edition of this highly acclaimed reference provides comprehensive and current
information on a wide variety of fruits and processes. Revised and updated by an …

The fruit processing industry is one of the major businesses in the world. While basic
principles of fruit processing have shown only minor changes over the last few years, major …

Fresh-cut fruit products for both retail and food service applications have enjoyed an
increasing presence in the marketplace due to demand by the consumer. In the coming …

* This review was adapted and updated from the USDA, CSREES Multistate Research
Project S-294 Project Proposal. 1998.“Postharvest Quality and Safety in Fresh-cut …

Storage of mature green (stage 1) carambola (Averrhoa carambola L. cv. B10) fruit at 5° C
maintained fruit firmness, inhibited the solubilization and depolymerization of chelator …

In order to elucidate the mechanisms of citric acid in fresh‐cut potato browning inhibition,
various concentrations of immersion solutions were prepared using either citric or sulfuric …