Controlled and Modified Atmospheres for Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce

The go-to reference book on the correct, effective application of controlled and modified atmospheres (CA/MA) for fresh and fresh-cut produce

Maria Isabel Gil (Edited by), Randolph M. Beaudry (Edited by)

9780128045992

Hardback, published 10 February 2020

684 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.6 cm, 1.2 kg

"This book is meant to represent a sure and rigorous reference point on the packaging in controlled atmospere (CA) and modified atmosphere (MA) of fruit and vegetables fresh and fresh-cut, illustrting the physiological bases and the technologie, with particular reference to individual products. The work is divided into three parts, each focusing on different CA and MA atmopsheres." --Industrie Alimentari

Approx.648 pages

CA/MA history Biological bases. Beneficial and detrimental effects Effect of genotype on CA/MA requirements Effect of maturity on CA/MA requirements CA/MA requirements for insect control CA/MA requirements for spoilage microorganisms and human pathogens CA/MA on sensory quality CA/MA on bioactive compounds The impact of temperature on MA requirements and effects: The limits of utility of MA The Impact of Light on MA Packaging design: functions and materials Innovations in packaging technologies Industrial advances of CA/MA technologies: Innovative storage systems Success stories for MA Pome Fruits Apples Pears Stone fruits Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches and Plums Sweet Cherries Small Fruits Strawberries Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries Table Grapes Tropical Fruits Bananas Mangoes Papayas Pineapples Subtropical Fruits Avocado Cherimoya Citrus Dates Figs Guava Kiwifruit Melons Persimmon Prickly Pear Pomegranate Fresh-Cut Fruits Fresh-cut Apples and Pears Fresh-cut Mangoes Fresh-cut Melons Fresh-cut Pineapple Fruit and fresh-cut fruit vegetables Fresh and fresh-cut peppers Leafy vegetables Baby leaves Fresh lettuce, escarole and radichio Fresh-cut lettuce Fresh and fresh-cut mature spinach Floral Vegetables Fresh artichokes Fresh-cut artichokes Fresh and fresh-cut mushrooms Mushrooms Fresh-cut mushrooms Roots Fresh Beetroot Fresh-cut Beetroot Fresh Carrots Fresh-cut Carrots Fresh Parnsnips Fresh-cut Parnsips Fresh Radish Tubers Fresh-cut potatoes Sweetpotato Models for map needed to design packages

Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT]