Post-harvest Processing of Banana: Opportunities and Challenges

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-339

  Mohapatra, Debabandya ^a   Mishra, Sabyasachi ^b   Singh, Chandra Bhan ^c   Jayas, Digvir Singh ^c  

^a ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Banana; Chips; Juice; Powder; Processing; Puree

Indexed keywords

BANANA; CHIPS; FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; INFANT FORMULA; JUICE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; POSTHARVEST; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; PUREE; STORABILITY; VALUE ADDITION;

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; FOOD PROCESSING; INNOVATION; PACKAGING MATERIALS;

FRUITS;

EID: 79951516248     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-010-0377-6     Document Type: Review

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