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Pineapple is the third most important tropical fruit in the world, with production occurring throughout the tropics. The demand for low acid fresh pineapples and its processed products is one of the fastest growing markets, especially in Europe and North America.This book provides an in depth and contemporary coverage of knowledge and practices in the value chain of this popular fruit, from production through to consumption. The chapters explore all the most recent developments in areas such as breeding, novel processing technologies, postharvest physiology and storage, packaging, nutritional quality and safety aspects. An outstanding team of authors from across the globe have contributed to make this the definitive pineapple handbook.Handbook of Pineapple Technology: Production, Postharvest Science, Processing and Nutrition is the ultimate guide for scientists in the food industries specializing in fruit processing, packaging and manufacturing. It is also a useful resource for educators and students of food technology and food sciences as well as research centers and regulatory agencies around the world.
Dr Maria Gloria Lobo, Tenured Scientist, Tropical Fruits Department, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Canary Islands, SpainDr Robert E. Paull, Professor and Researcher, Department of Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, United States
List of contributors, viPreface, viii1 Overview of pineapple production, postharvest physiology, processing and nutrition 1María Gloria Lobo and Muhammad Siddiq2 Pineapple breeding and production practices 16Robert E. Paull, Duane P. Bartholomew and Ching‐Cheng Chen3 Biology and postharvest physiology of pineapple 39María Gloria Lobo and Elhadi Yahia4 Pests, diseases and weeds 62Brent Sipes and Koon‐Hui Wang5 Pineapple harvesting and postharvest handling 89Robert E. Paull, Nancy Jung Chen and Parson Saradhuldhat6 Packaging technologies for pineapple and pineapple products 108Vanee Chonhenchob, Daisy Tanafranca and S. Paul Singh7 Canned, frozen and dried pineapple 126Lee‐Fong Siow and Kar‐Hing Lee8 Pineapple juice and concentrates 140Lucia Maria Jaeger de Carvalho, Gloria Panadés Ambrosio, María Gabriela Bello Koblitz, Flavio de Souza Neves Cardoso and José Luiz Viana de Carvalho9 Fresh‐cut pineapple 153Marta Montero‐Calderón and Olga Martín‐Belloso10 Innovative processing technologies for pineapple processing 175Jasim Ahmed and Muhammad Siddiq11 Value added processing and utilization of pineapple by‐products 196Eva Dorta and Dalbir S. Sogi12 Pineapple composition and nutrition 221Begoña de Ancos, Concepción Sánchez‐Moreno and Gustavo Adolfo González‐Aguilar13 Functional properties of pineapple 240Gustavo Rubén Valderrain‐Rodríguez, Begoña de Ancos, Concepción Sánchez‐Moreno and Gustavo Adolfo González‐AguilarIndex 258