Packaging and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables. Emerging Trends

This new volume shares a plethora of valuable information on the recent advances in packaging and storage technologies used for quality preservation of fresh fruits and vegetables. This book, with chapters from eminent researchers in the field, covers several essential aspects of packaging and storage methods and techniques generally used in fruit and vegetables. Important considerations on selection and characteristics of packaging materials, new packaging methods, storage hygiene and sanitation issues along with recent trends in storage technology are discussed as well.
Key features : provides an inclusive overview of fruit and vegetable requirements and available packaging materials and storage systems, imparts an understanding of the impact of packaging on the quality and safety of fruits and vegetables, includes examples of mathematical modeling and mechanical and engineering properties of packaging materials, provides an in-depth discussion of innovative packaging and storage technologies, such as MA/CA packaging, active packaging, intelligent packaging, eco-friendly materials, etc., applied to fruit and vegetables