Potential for new lightly processed tropical fruit products

Robert E. Berry and Joseph H. Bruemmer

No 260408, 23rd Annual Meeting, August 23-28, 1987, St. John's, Antigua from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: The U. S. market for table-ready prepared fruit and vegetable products, such as fruit segments, slices, cut fruit and pieces is expanding. The vacuum infusion technique makes possible protection of cut and peeled surfaces using natural enzymes, edible coatings. antioxidants and/or nutrients to preserve natural qua 1ity attributes such as color, texture, nutrients and flavor. Infusion of pectinases has been used to separate peel, albedo and rag from grapefruit and oranges. The technique was also used to add color and nutrients. Applied to mango, papaya, pineapple, peach, apple and carambola slices and peeled fruit pieces, it will help preserve them for marketing.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 1987-08-23
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260408

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