Postharvest Technology and Food Process Engineering

By Amalendu Chakraverty

Book Overview

This book combines postharvest technology and food process engineering into one volume as they relate to the primary processing of cereals, pulses, fruits, and vegetables. It covers food preservation and processing methods, including storage principles, drying, parboiling, hydrothermal treatment, and milling. It also explores the utilization of by-products and biomass, postharvest management of fruits and vegetables, food preservation, food chemistry, and food engineering operations. The book is an introduction for students, professionals, and others engaged in agricultural science and engineering as well as food science and technology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138198854
• ISBN13: 9781138198852
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"