1. Introduction
Over the last years, there has been a significant expansion in the
offer of fresh-cut fruits in retail and food services. This rise can be
linked to the increasing demand of convenient food by urban
consumers, taking into account the need of saving time and effort
associated to modern lifestyle.
From the technological point of view, the manufacturing of
sound fresh-cut fruits constitutes a huge challenge for the food
industry, considering the difficulties associated with the processing
and preservation of living tissues. It is well known that the mechanical
stress exerted by processes such as peeling and cutting
severely affects the shelf life of the final product, by bringing about
an increase in the metabolic rate, an augmented probability of
microbial spoilage, and alterations such as enzymatic browning
1. IntroductionOver the last years, there has been a significant expansion in theoffer of fresh-cut fruits in retail and food services. This rise can belinked to the increasing demand of convenient food by urbanconsumers, taking into account the need of saving time and effortassociated to modern lifestyle.From the technological point of view, the manufacturing ofsound fresh-cut fruits constitutes a huge challenge for the foodindustry, considering the difficulties associated with the processingand preservation of living tissues. It is well known that the mechanicalstress exerted by processes such as peeling and cuttingseverely affects the shelf life of the final product, by bringing aboutan increase in the metabolic rate, an augmented probability ofmicrobial spoilage, and alterations such as enzymatic browning
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