Developments in Packaging of Fresh Fruits and Fruit Products

Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 277-295

  Aggarwal, Poonam ^a   Kaur, Amarjit ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Active packaging, and intelligent packaging that senses informs; Corrugated fiberboard and stacking, preventing food crush; Fresh fruits fruit products, packaging house unit operations; MAP for shelf life of fresh minimally processed foods; MHPT and two types of MAP conditions; Packages, and produce name, brand, size, net weight, UPC codes; Packaging under HPP, flexibility and physical integrity; Plastic stretch film, for securing produce packages; Specialized packaging for shelf life, sensory, microbiological

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887228971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118352533.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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