Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of Food Science and Postharvest Technology, Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma, Ethiopia
Review Article
Review on Challenge and Post-Harvest Handiling Consideration for Fruits and Vegetables
Author(s): Gemechu Warkina Lencho*
Fruits and vegetables are crucially important because they contain good nutrients and bioactive components that keep the body healthy and control disease. However, the main challenges of fruit and vegetable include stress physiology, quality management, marketing, and food safety. Any postharvest handling technique used to keep harvested crops fresh for an extended period of time causes some stress to that tissue. Temperature extremes, desiccation, microbial invasion, gaseous atmosphere, light, and mechanical handling can all induce stress in a harvested fruit or vegetable. Furthermore, certain fruits and vegetables are susceptible to disorders, such as chilling, freezing, and CO2 injury. Quality assurance is an integral part of most manufacturing industries, including food processing. There is less motivation to develop quality management programs for fresh produce than fo.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9600.23.13.023