ISBN: 9788177543728 - handbook of fruit and vegetable products (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. ISBN:9788177543728,216pp.

Zustand: New. pp. 215.

Zustand: New. pp. 215.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Introduction. I. Basic aspects of fruit and vegetable preservation 1. History of food preservation and canning industry. 2. Principles and techniques of preservation. 3. Technical terms used in fruit and vegetable preservation. 4. Nutrients in foods their functions sources of availability and deficiency symptoms. II. Production technology of fruit and vegetable products 1. Fruit jellies. 2. Fruit marmalade. 3. Fruit jams. 4. Fruit and vegetable preserves. 5. Fruit and vegetable candies. 6. Fruit beverages. 7. Fruit bars. 8. Fruit toffees. 9. Tomato products. 10. Fruit and vegetable pickles. 11. Fruit and vegetable chutney. 12. Fruit vinegar. 13. Canning of fruits and vegetables. 14. Drying and dehydration of fruits and vegetables. III. Appendixes. Literature cited. Processing of horticultural commodities is an important sector of our economy to reduce post harvest losses providing remunerative prices to fruits and vegetables growers generating employment and earning foreign exchange. Our country is bestowed with varied agro climatic conditions suitable for growing different types of fruits and vegetables (tropical sub tropical and temperate). Fruit and vegetable processing has a significant role to play in bringing about reduction of post harvest losses and thereby ensuring better returns to growers. There are various products which can be manufactured from fruits and vegetables. The major processed items are juices pulps nectars squashes jellies marmalade jams preserves candied fruit bars pickles chutneys vinegar ketchup canned fruits and vegetables and dehydrated fruits and vegetables. In India less than 2% of fruits and vegetables produced are processed as against 65% in the U.S.A. 70% in the Brazil 78% in the Philippines 80% in South Africa and 83% in Malaysia. The value addition is only 7% in India as against 23% in China and 88% in U.K. The fruits and vegetables processing industry is growing about 10% per annum. The number of units licensed and FPO is 6 097. The processed products have great demand both in domestic and export market due to change in social fabric of the society including changing habits. Besides and export of processed products of fruits and vegetables is also increasing day by day thus the future of processed edible item is so bright. The book has been prepared primarily to the benefit for the teachers and students of Horticulture Agriculture Food technology Home science and Post harvest engineering as well as extension workers educated rural/urban youths and women can be engaged in food processing activities for poverty alleviation employment generation environment protection and earn more foreign exchange and economic transformation of rural India. 216 pp.…

Zustand: New. pp. 215.