A comprehensive book useful for the students and teachers of horticulture, food technology and home science, and a handy guide for extension workers. The book discusses products prepared from various fruits and vegetables, including potatoes and mushrooms, on scientific lines as well as on home scale.
This is a comprehensive book useful for the students and teachers of horticulture, food technology and home science, and a handy guide for extension workers and home scale preservation for interested individuals as well.
It discusses products prepared from various fruits and vegetables, including potatoes and mushrooms, on scientific lines as well as on home scale. For the latter, matter of direct practical value has been presented. Information on quality characteristics of fruits and vegetables for processing, quality control, water for fruit and vegetable processing industries, enzymes, colours, additives, flavours, plastics, browning, toxins, adulterations, etc. has also been given.
Each chapter gives theoretical as well as practical information to understand the basic principles and methodology.
