Conventional and Novel Techniques for Fruit and Vegetable Preservation
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 5679
Special Issue Editors
Interests: processing; preservation techniques and quality control of fruits and vegetables; methods of food processing; shelf life studies and quality assessment; non thermal processes; osmotic pretreatment of animal (meat and fish products) and vegetable tissues for shelf life extension; smart packaging (Time temperature Indicators); hurdle technology application; novel food production; sensory evaluation
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Interests: food engineering; non thermal processing; quality and shelf life modelling; food product development; fruit and vegetable technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit- and vegetable-based products are associated with multiple beneficial aspects, regarding pleasant sensory attributes, an antioxidant and health promoting content, combined with easy and inexpensive handling (easy to be consumed with food products of diverse origin). Nevertheless, plant-based foods suffer from increased perishability, leading to a short shelf life and problematic distribution. To alleviate this weakness, these products are frequently processed by conventional and novel technologies, aiming at prolonging their commercial life, simultaneously preserving their superior initial quality and nutritional value. Apart from traditional techniques, such as thermal processing, freezing, drying, etc., which continue to be successfully implemented, a number of novel processing methods have been discussed in order to better preserve, or even improve, the characteristic properties of food, including their sensory and functional qualities when compared with the conventional food processing methods. The purposes of novel technologies also include the production of shelf-stable products, the reduction of food losses, the sustainable use of energy and water, and the generation of food ingredients/novel foods from by-products.
Prof. Dr. Maria C. Giannakourou
Dr. Efimia Dermesonlouoglou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quality
- fruits and vegetables
- processing
- packaging
- hurdle technology
- novel preservation techniques
- sustainability
- by products
- food loss reduction
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