Food Preservation by Modified Atmospheres / Edition 1

by Moshe Calderon, Rivka Barkai-Golan

Overview

This volume provides the reader with the updated state-of-the-art in the Modified Atmospheres field. It explains the Modified Atmospheres Method which is derived from the ancient Hermetic Storage Technique of keeping grain and seeds, which was practiced in Middle Eastern and other ancient cultures. This unique work covers all aspects of the field and reveals new important, useful information. This interesting publication is a valuable guidebook for all involved in postharvest agriculture, such as agronomists, horticulturists, extension officers and teachers at agricultural schools. It is also an important reference source for entomologists, postharvest fruit pathologists and physiologists, as well as agricultural engineers, food scientists, and food technologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849365690
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/29/1990
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Calderon, Moshe; Barkai-Golan, Rivka

Table of Contents

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES FOR STORAGE of GRAINS and THEIR PRODUCTS. Introduction. Air Tight Storage: Principle and Practice. Effect of Modified Atmospheres on Insect and Mites Infesting Stored Products. Modified Atmosphere for Preventing Molds and Mycotoxin Production in Stored Grain. Conservation of Humid Grain in Controlled Atmosphere Storage. Controlled Atmospheres for the Preservation of Tree Nuts and Dried Fruits. Comparative Advantages of High-CO2 and Low-Oxygen Types of Controlled Atmospheres. The Effect of Controlled Atmospheres on Grain Quality. Advances in the Practical Application of Controlled Atmosphere for the Preservation of Grain in Australia. MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE of FRUITS and VEGETABLES. Historical Aspects and Perspectives of Controlled Atmosphere Storage. Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Controlled-Atmosphere on Fruits and Vegetables. Ethylene Effects in Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Horticultural Crops. Postharvest Disease Suppression by Atmospheric Modifications. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples and Pears. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Some Tropical Fruits. Controlled Atmosphere Storage Requirements and Recommendations for Vegetables. Theory and Practice of Hypobaric Storage. Controlled Atmosphere Storage Facilities.

Highlights:

Editorial Reviews

The modified atmospheres (MA) method of protecting harvested food in hermetically sealed containers with low oxygen and/or high carbon dioxide has been widely researched and greatly improved over the last two decades. The method is applicable to a wide range of foodstuffs and affects a great number of biochemical reactions taking place during deterioration of food in storage. However, the 18 critical overview papers presented here by specialists on the various aspects of MA technology are limited to the effects of MA mainly on the preservation of agricultural produce, namely grains (Part 1) and fruits and vegetables (Part 2). Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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