Beach Cuisine or Fresh Cut Fruits and Vegetables

Beach Cuisine: A Collection of Recipes from the Atlantic Coast

Author: Jewel Cammarano

An enticing collection of culinary delights, a regional cookbook with great heart and soul. Starting in Currituck County, North Carolina and making an appetizing journey to the lower end of South Carolina, the author has included an amazing variety of recipes from easytoprepare appetizers to sumptuous desserts, with a liberal sampling of boundtoplease seafood selections.

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Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science,Technology and Market

Author: Olusola Lamikanra

Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science, Technology, and Market provides a comprehensive reference source for the emerging fresh-cut fruits and vegetables industry. It focuses on the unique biochemical, physiological, microbiological, and quality changes in fresh-cut processing and storage and on the distinct equipment design, packaging requirements, production economics, and marketing considerations for fresh-cut products. Based on the extensive research in this area during the past 10 years, this reference is the first to cover the complete spectrum of science, technology, and marketing issues related to this field, including production, processing, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, safety, engineering, sensory, biotechnology, and economics. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Olusola Lamikanra, Ph.D., is a Research Chemist and Lead Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and his Ph.D. from the University of Leeds, England. He was Professor in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Director of the Center for Viticultural Science and Small Farm Development at Florida A&M University, Tallahassee. Dr. Lamikanra is the author of more than 100 publications.

Booknews

Sales of produce that has been trimmed or peeled, washed, and packaged for consumers' convenience totaled about $11 billion in 2000, accounting for over 10 percent of the total fresh fruit and vegetable market; sales are expected to continue increasing by 10 to 15 percent annually. Editor Lamikanra (a USDA chemist) provides 14 chapters covering the biochemical, physiological, microbiological, and quality changes in fresh-cut processing and storage as well as packaging requirements, production economics, and marketing considerations. The reference is intended for students, food scientists, plant physiologists, microbiologists, chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, nutritionists, agricultural economists, and molecular biologists. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Fresh-cut Produce: Tracks and Trends	1
Ch. 2	Quality Parameters of Fresh-cut Fruit and Vegetable Products	11
Ch. 3	Overview of the European Fresh-cut Produce Industry	21
Ch. 4	Safety Aspects of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	45
Ch. 5	Physiology of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	91
Ch. 6	Enzymatic Effects on Flavor and Texture of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	125
Ch. 7	Microbiology of Fresh-cut Produce	187
Ch. 8	Microbial Enzymes Associated with Fresh-cut Produce	249
Ch. 9	Preservative Treatments for Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	267
Ch. 10	Application of Packaging and Modified Atmosphere to Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	305
Ch. 11	Biotechnology and the Fresh-cut Produce Industry	339
Ch. 12	Flavour and Aroma of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	391
Ch. 13	Evaluating Sensory Quality of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables	427
Ch. 14	Future Economic and Marketing Considerations	439
	Index	449