Processing & Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables

Contents: Preface 1.Processing and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables for Sustainable Growth and Profitability 2.Storage Aspects of Fruits and Vegetables 3.Application of Drying and Dehydration in Fruits and Vegetables Processing 4.Minimal Processing of Fruits and Vegetables 5.Processing and Value Addition of Selected Fruits and Vegetables i)Mango ii)Apple iii)Guava iv)Amla v)Tomato vi)Onion vii)Potato viii)Beetroot ix)Carrot x)Green Chillies xi)Garlic xii)Ginger 6.Financial Evaluation for Establishment of a Fruits and Vegetables Processing Unit 7.Machines and Equipments for Fruits and Vegetables Processing 8.Requirements for processed products from Fruits and Vegetables (Annexure-I) Food Additives for use in Selected Fruits and Vegetables Products (Annexure-II). Glossary.

This book entitled ‘Processing and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables’ comprehensively covers all the aspects of selected fruits and vegetables involved in their post-harvest operations viz.minimal processing, drying and dehydration, processing for different value added products, regulatory guidelines for quality and additives of processed products, machineries and required equipments, etc. This book also given an extensive insight into one more important aspect that is financial evaluation for the establishment of processing units for fruits and vegetables.