Handbook of Food Preservation, Vol. 167 Book

Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Editor     xiii
Contributors     xv
Preservation of Fresh Food Products
Food Preservation: Overview   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     3
Postharvest Physiology of Fruit and Vegetables   Vijay Kumar Mishra   T.V. Gamage     19
Postharvest Handling and Treatments of Fruits and Vegetables   Vijay Kumar Mishra   T.V. Gamage     49
Postharvest Handling of Grains and Pulses   Ajit K. Mahapatra   Yubin Lan     73
Minimal Processing of Fruits and Vegetables   Conrad O. Perera     137
Postharvest Handling and Preservation of Fresh Fish and Seafood   Linus U. Opara   Saud M. Al-Jufaili   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     151
Postharvest Handling of Red Meat   Isam T. Kadim   Osman Mahgoub     173
Postharvest Handling of Milk   Nejib Guizani     203
Preservation Using Chemicals and Microbes
Fermentation as a Method for Food Preservation   Nejib Guizani   Ann Mothershaw     215
Natural Antimicrobials for Food Preservation   Eddy J. Smid   Leon G. M. Gorris     237
Antioxidants in Food Preservation   JanPokorny     259
pH in Food Preservation   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     287
Nitrites in Food Preservation   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     299
Preservation by Controlling Water, Structure, and Atmosphere
Modified-Atmosphere Packaging of Produce   Leon G. M. Gorris   Herman W. Peppelenbos     315
Glass Transition and State Diagram of Foods   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     335
Food Preservation and Processing Using Membranes   Shyam S. Sablani     365
Stickiness and Caking in Food Preservation   Bhesh R. Bhandari     387
Drying and Food Preservation   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman   Conrad O. Perera     403
Osmotic Dehydration of Foods   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     433
Water Activity and Food Preservation   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman   Theodore P. Labuza     447
Surface Treatments and Edible Coatings in Food Preservation   Elizabeth A. Baldwin     477
Encapsulation, Stabilization, and Controlled Release of Food Ingredients and Bioactives   Ronald B. Pegg   Fereidoon Shahidi     509
Preservation Using Heat and Energy
Pasteurization and Food Preservation   M. N. Ramesh     571
Canning and Sterilization of Foods    M. N. Ramesh     585
Cooking and Frying of Foods   M. N. Ramesh     625
Food Preservation by Freezing   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman   Jorge F. Velez-Ruiz     635
Freezing-Melting Process in Liquid Food Concentration   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman   Mushtaque Ahmed   Xiao Dong Chen     667
Microwave Pasteurization and Sterilization of Foods   Jasim Ahmed   Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy     691
Ultrasound in Food Processing and Preservation   P.J. Torley   Bhesh R. Bhandari     713
Food Preservation Aspects of Ohmic Heating   Marybeth Lima     741
Light Energy in Food Preservation   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     751
Irradiation Preservation of Foods   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     761
Pulsed Electric Fields in Food Preservation   Humberto Vega-Mercado   M. Marcela Gongora-Nieto   Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas   Barry G. Swanson     783
High-Pressure Treatment in Food Preservation   Enrique Palou   Aurelio Lopez-Malo   Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas   Barry G. Swanson     815
Applications of Magnetic Field in Food Preservation   Jasim Ahmed   Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy      855
Combined Methods for Food Preservation   Lothar Leistner     867
Update on Hurdle Technology for Mild and Effective Preservation of Foods   Lothar Leistner     895
Enhancing Food Preservation by Indirect Approach
Packaging as a Preservation Technique   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     907
Types of Packaging Materials Used for Foods   Robert H. Driscoll   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     917
Food Packaging Interaction   Shyam S. Sablani   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     939
Hygienic Design and Sanitation   Mohammad Shafiur Rahman     957
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)   Titus De Silva     969
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)   Titus De Silva     1011
Commercial Considerations: Managing Profit and Quality   Anne Perera   Gerard La Rooy     1031
Index     1055