Potato is the fourth main crop consumed worldwide and is an important constituent in the
human diet. Consequently, potato is widely used in food-processing industries. However …

Cassava has rapidly gained recognition as a very useful crop in Africa and other parts of the
world, not just for its consumption domestically, but most importantly for its industrial use …

Tuber peeling is an essential unit operation prior to further processing. In this research, a
batch loading tuber-peeling machine, with a capacity of 10 kg/min, was designed, fabricated …

The consumptions of fresh fruits and vegetables are directly linked to reduced risk of chronic
diseases and to enhance resistance against diseases (Van Duyn and Pivonka 2000). In …

Processing of fruits and vegetables is very important to produce products for direct
consumption and as food ingredients. During processing, the main objectives are to …

Sweet potato peels usually considered as waste in food service operations may be
upgraded into value added functional foods with high phenolic content and antioxidant …

This paper presents new abrasive peeling methods for the pumpkin. The design of two
innovative peeling devices, called abrasive pads and abrasive disks, are aimed at evenly …

The jackfruit is the largest edible fruit but remains underutilized due to challenges such as
sticky latex, labor‐intensive peeling/coring, and lack of mechanization. This study developed …

Onion bulbs contain outer papery dry peel which is rich with industrially important high-value
compounds. Removal of dry peel/scale of onion is the common practice during bulb …

Combining the functional basis of current peeling methods led to the development of a new
innovative peeling method named the “abrasive-cutter brush”. It could utilize the benefits of …