Thermal Approaches for Fruit and Vegetable Processing for Food and Bioproduct Production/Applications
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 155
Special Issue Editors
Interests: postharvest technologies; drying; mathematical modeling
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Interests: artificial intelligence; digital equipment; smart food processing; food safety; food quality control; drying technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruits and vegetables are abundant sources of essential nutrients and energy in our daily diets, and can play an important role in resolving the global food security and sustainability issues. Due to their high moisture content and metabolic activities, they are vulnerable to quality decay and spoilage. Thermal treatments are one of the most commonly used and effective methods to reduce the moisture, preserve the quality, improve the microbial safety, and extend the shelf life and availability of fruits and vegetables. In recent years, various thermal approaches have been developed and applied for food processing, including infrared, microwave, radiofrequency, air impingement, heat pump, and ohmic heating, etc. In addition, advancements in mathematical modeling, machine learning, and sensing techniques have made it possible to better monitor, simulate, predict and control the processing of fruits and vegetables.
This Special Issue focuses on the advancements in thermal approaches that are applied at different stages in the fruit and vegetable supply chain to improve the quality, safety and sustainability. Cutting-edge research and review papers on the fundamental and practical aspects are encouraged for submission.
Dr. Chang Chen
Dr. Weipeng Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruits and vegetables
- drying
- blanching
- pasteurization
- infrared
- dielectric heating
- heat pump
- ohmic heating
- machine learning
- modeling
- sensing
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