Commercial sun-drying has been practiced around the Mediterranean Basin for many
centuries. Dried fruit are goods with a long shelf life but many factors including storage pests …

Sayer date fruits were stored by different preservation techniques including high carbon
dioxide modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), cool storage and freezing for 150 days. The …

Storage insect pests, microbial deterioration, and mycotoxins are major threats to dried fruit.
Methyl bromide (MeBr) was the fumigant used to control pests until it was banned. The …

Dried fruits and tree nuts are relatively high-value products used primarily for snack foods or
as confectionary ingredients, and their successful marketing requires strict attention to …

Irradiation is one of the promising food preservation techniques, but few are known about its
impact on foods' water vapor change. In this research, the impact of gamma irradiation on …

In Turkey, methyl bromide (MB), a fumigant used widely in controlling storage pests of dried
figs was banned by January 1, 2007 leading to continuous search for alternatives especially …

Methyl bromide (MeBr), a fumigant widely used to control storage pests in dried fruit and nut
industry, is banned for use because of ozone layer depletion according to the Montreal …

Türkiye'de kuru incir üretimi Sarılop (Ficus carica L.) çeşidi meyvelerinin güneşte
kurutulması ile sağlanmakta ve üretimin% 90'ı ihraç edilmektedir. Kuru incirde depo …

Yali pears (duck head-shaped pears) are rich in nutrients, tasting good, and have a huge
consumer market (1). However, because of careless nursing, pear trees are subject to …

This chapter provides information on the various processing methods used to extend the
storage life and prolong the quality of fig fruits, such as drying, freezing, canning and …