Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable in nature. Several factors could affect the quality
and shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Packaging materials (usually made up of polymers …

Future technologies and systemic innovation are critical for the profound transformation the
food system needs. These innovations range from food production, land use and emissions …

Drying is known as the best method to preserve fruits, vegetables, and herbs, decreasing not
only the raw material volume but also its weight. This results in cheaper transportation and …

Food preservation involves different food processing steps to maintain food quality at a
desired level so that maximum benefits and nutrition values can be achieved. Food …

Background Increasing living standards and improvement of purchase empowerment has
led to consume packed and ready made fruits and vegetables. Also awareness of the health …

In recent years, fruits and vegetables have received considerable attention, as these
materials have been reported to contain a wide array of phytochemicals, which are claimed …

Background Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables have gained much more attention worldwide in
the past decades. Due to the increased awareness of consumers in sensorial and nutritional …

Due to continuous growth in population and sharp increase in energy and food demand,
research on alternative energy sources independent of fossil fuels has increased over the …

Pomegranate peel has substantial amounts of phenolic compounds, such as hydrolysable
tannins (punicalin, punicalagin, ellagic acid, and gallic acid), flavonoids (anthocyanins and …

Uncertain price rise and rapid depletion of fossil fuels accelerated the development of
renewable energy sources in the form of alternative power sources. Solar is an abundant …