Innovative Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables: Strategies for Safety and Quality Maintenance

This volume addresses the challenges of the short shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Innovative packaging technologies are the most promising strategies for overcoming these limitations. This book provides a host of sustainable packaging solutions that deliver protection, branding, consumer attractiveness, and speed to market in a competitive retail environment. Key features of the book: • Provides an informative overview of fruit and vegetable requirements and available packaging materials and systems • Provides an understanding of the fundamentals of the impact of packaging on the quality and safety of fruits and vegetables • Covers the fundamental aspects of packaging requirements, including mathematical modeling and mechanical and engineering properties of packaging materials • Presents an in-depth discussion of innovative packaging technologies, such as MA/CA packaging, active packaging, intelligent packaging, and eco-friendly materials applied to fruit and vegetables • Looks at packaging design for better environmental and economic performance Full Toc Bio-Based Packaging for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables O. P. Chauhan, K. Chitravathi, and Lakshmi E. Unni Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Fresh Produce Ali Abas Wani, Khalid Gul, and Preeti Singh Active Packaging of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Fruit and Vegetables A. F. Pant and J. Thielmann Intelligent Packaging Applications for Fruits and Vegetables Bambang Kuswandi Shrink Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables D. V. Sudhakar Rao Antimicrobial Packaging: Basic Concepts and Applications in Fresh and Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Basharat Yousuf, Ovais Shafiq Qadri, and Abhaya Kumar Srivastava Edible Coatings and Their Effect on Postharvest Fruit Quality K. Prasad, M. W. Siddiqui, R. R. Sharma, Abhay Kumar Gaurav, Pallavi Neha, and Nirmal Kumar Packaging of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables Oluwafemi J. Caleb, Martin Geyer, and Pramod V. Mahajan Engineering Properties of Packaging Films Stefano Farris Predictive Modeling for Packaged Fruits and Vegetables Amit Kumar, Shubhra Shekhar, and Kamlesh Prasad Mathematical Modeling for Micro-Perforated Films of Fruits and Vegetables Used in Packaging Oluwafemi J. Caleb, Martin Geyer, and Pramod V. Mahajan Cushioning Materials for Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers Neeru Dubey and Vigya Mishra Nano-Enabled Packaging of Food Products Vigya Mishra, Neeru Dubey, Simple Kumar, and Neha Singh Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui , PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Scientist in the Department