Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing
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Author(s): Y.H. Hui (Ed) et al.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 0811381981
Format: hardbook
697pp
Price: $219.99
Review Date: 26 March 2006
Review: This is a comprehensive resource covering fruit processing aimed at the fruit industry. It can be used as a reference manual or a practical textbook with examples covering the whole process from harvesting fruit to the finished fruit product ready for the retail market. The processing of fruit is covered from 4 perspectives: scientific basis; manufacturing and engineering principles, production techniques; and processing individual fruits. The senior editor is has published volumes on this subject before and has compiled this textbook using contributions from over 50 industry professionals.