Description
Developing the food processing technology is likely to have benefits to economy, both in terms of income and employment. The development of efficient post harvest technology, introduction of mechanization, atomization, quality control management and high quality value added products are essential to meet the consumers’ demand in domestic as well as in international market.
This book includes an effective value chain starting from production to consumption for better return to growers and entrepreneurs including different techniques required from pre harvesting to post harvesting, preservation, primary and secondary processing, value addition, packaging and finally transportation for effective marketing. Further, this book include manufacturing of wide range of fruit & vegetable value added products especially fruit juices, pulps, concentrates from tomato, mango, guava, pineapple, grapes, pear, apple and other fruits and vegetables etc.
The information given in this book on the subject covering various techniques and fundamentals of pre harvesting, post harvest management and primary and secondary processing of fruits & vegetables would be useful to growers, entrepreneurs, scientists, industrialists and students working in the field of food processing and technology.
