Emerging Trends in Post Harvest Processing and Utilization of Plant Foods (Paperback)

The post harvest losses in our country for cereals, pulses and oilseeds are about 10-12% and these are much higher for perishable food items viz., fruits and vegetables.These losses are quite large for our kind of economy. Under the present scenario, it is rightly believed that the future of agricultureis safe in increasing the productivity, diversification and value-addition - the last being the most important activity athat can come to rescue of the farmer/grower when he is pasing through bad phase. The value addition can be done through primary/seconday/tertiary processing by which the produce is transformed into a product that fetches higher prices, is able to hold little longer and is available out of searong, etc. Thus, the processing is a major value addition activity to the farm produc e. processing also adds value to the by-products, co-products and residues that also have considerable economic importance.

This editied book entitled, 'Emerging Trends in Post Harvest Processing and Utiliztion of Plant Foods" has been divided into five sections - emerging trends, processing and utilization of cerals, pulses and oilseeds, processing and utilization of fruits and vegetables, technologies for value addition of plant foods and miscellaneous. They include various contributed chapters like processing and utilization of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, extrusion technology, post harvest handling of fruits and vegetables, biotechnology in porcessing of food, value addition and nutritional improvement ghtough food processing and food packageing. The scientists having vast experience in their respective disciplines have written all the chapters.
The book deals with fairly advanced techniques of processing and utilization of plant foods, will be suitable for post-graduate students. In addition, it is hoped that the book would also serve as a useful companion for teachers engaged in teaching and research.

Contents :
Preface
List of Contributors
SECTION I. EMERGING TRENDS
SECTION II. PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION OF CEREALS PULSES AND OILSEEDS
SECTION III.PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
SECTION IV. TECHNOLOGIES FOR VALUE ADDITION OP PLANT FOODS
SECTION V. MISCELLEANEOUS