Postharvest Handling

A Systems Approach

4th Edition - December 5, 2021

Editors: Wojciech J. Florkowski, Nigel H. Banks, Robert L. Shewfelt, Stanley E. Prussia

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This newly revised fourth edition of Postharvest Handling brings new and updated chapters with new knowledge and applications from postharvest research. The revised edition brings back the aspects of preharvest conditions and their effects on postharvest quality and features new chapters on the increasingly important role of transportation and logistics. It emphasizes consumers and systems thinking for postharvest chains for fresh produce. This book also explores current challenges—including oversupply, waste, food safety, lack of resources, sustainability — and best practices for systems to thrive in spite of these challenges. This unique resource provides an overview of postharvest systems and their role in food value chains and offers essential tools to monitor and control the handling process.Written by a team of experts in Postharvest Systems and Handling, this book continues to be the most practical and up-to-date resource for postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science, and horticulture along with businesses handling fresh or minimally processed products.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Preface
Prologue
Part 1: Whole system
Chapter 1. Postharvest systems—some introductory thoughts
Abstract
1.1 Encounters with postharvest systems
1.2 Concepts in postharvest systems
1.3 New paradigms in postharvest systems
1.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2. Systems approaches for postharvest handling of fresh produce
Abstract
Abbreviations
2.1 Status of postharvest handling
2.2 Fresh fruit and vegetable value chains
2.3 Learn the unknown
2.4 Examples of systems thinking
2.5 Critical systems thinking
2.6 Systems thinking for moving forward
2.7 Conclusion
References
Further reading
Chapter 3. Postharvest regulation and quality standards on fresh produce
Abstract
Abbreviations
3.1 Setting the task
3.2 “Supra”-regulations
3.3 International trade regulation
3.4 Regulation of the horticultural sector
3.5 Fresh produce standards
3.6 “Private” (within value chain) regulation
3.7 Food safety
3.8 On the regulation of eating quality
3.9 Future regulation
Acknowledgment
References
Further reading
Chapter 4. Modeling quality attributes and quality-related product properties
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 What is quality?
4.3 Systems approach in modeling
4.4 Examples of modeling
4.5 Conclusion and future developments
References
Chapter 5. Models for improving fresh produce chains
Abstract
Abbreviations
5.1 Background
5.2 Model types
5.3 Models developed for fresh produce at the University of Georgia
5.4 Selected models for fresh fruit and vegetable value chains by others
5.5 New models needed for fresh fruit and vegetable value chains
5.6 Recommendations
References
Part 2: Product
Chapter 6. Challenges in handling fresh fruits and vegetables
Abstract
Abbreviations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Consumer-focused handling of fruits and vegetables from the consumer back to the farm
6.3 Toward a more integrated approach to handling
6.4 Challenges amenable to systems solutions
6.5 Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 7. Fresh-cut produce quality: implications for postharvest
Abstract
Abbreviations
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Cultivation management for the fresh-cut industry
7.3 Processing management for fresh-cut chains
7.4 Quality measurements
7.5 Product innovation
7.6 Future considerations
References
Chapter 8. Multiomics approaches for the improvements of postharvest systems
Abstract
Abbreviations
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Background and technologies
8.3 Multiomics approaches
8.4 Fruit storage and multiomics approaches
8.5 Final remarks and future perspectives
References
Chapter 9. Postharvest quality properties of potential tropical fruits related to their unique structural characters
Abstract
Abbreviations
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Changes in quality attributes of five tropical fruits during fruit maturation and the postharvest phase
9.3 Summary
References
Part 3: Process
Chapter 10. Value chain management and postharvest handling
Abstract
Abbreviations
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Value chain management
10.3 VCM and postharvest chains
10.4 The future
References
Chapter 11. Plant to plate—achieving effective traceability in the digital age
Abstract
Abbreviations
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Successful implementation of traceability
11.3 Strategic considerations—understand your needs
11.4 Implementing effective traceability technology within a postharvest chain
11.5 The digital revolution
11.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12. Managing product flow through postharvest systems
Abstract
Abbreviations
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Local distribution
12.3 International distribution
12.4 Transportation
12.5 Importers/buyers/food distributors
12.6 Retailers
12.7 Home delivery
12.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13. Sorting for defects
Abstract
13.1 Background
13.2 Design and operation of manual sorting equipment
13.3 Automated sorting
13.4 Analysis of sorting operations
13.5 Economics of sorting operations
13.6 Summary
References
Further reading
Chapter 14. Nondestructive evaluation: detection of external and internal attributes frequently associated with quality and damage
Abstract
Abbreviations
14.1 Introduction
14.2 External appearance
14.3 Firmness
14.4 Taste components
14.5 Aroma
14.6 Internal defects
14.7 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Further reading
Chapter 15. Cooling fresh produce
Abstract
Abbreviations
15.1 Introduction
15.2 The importance of refrigeration
15.3 Precooling
15.4 Packaging
15.5 Cold chains
15.6 Logistics
15.7 Cold chain management
15.8 Summary
References
Chapter 16. Investigating losses occurring during shipment: forensic aspects of cargo claims
Abstract
Abbreviations
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Refrigerated maritime transport
16.3 Cargo claims
16.4 Legal procedure
16.5 Case studies
16.6 Conclusion
References
Part 4: Perceptions
Chapter 17. Consumer eating habits and perceptions of fresh produce quality
Abstract
Abbreviations
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Factors impacting overall fruit and vegetable consumption
17.3 Factors impacting fruit and vegetable choice
17.4 Summary
References
Chapter 18. What mining the text tells about minding the consumer: the changing fruit and vegetable consumption patterns and shifting research focus
Abstract
Abbreviations
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Changing fresh fruit and vegetable consumption
18.3 Selection of fresh produce
18.4 Application of text mining to postharvest research analysis
18.5 Results of mining published abstracts of postharvest research
18.6 Conclusion
18.7 Appendix
References
Chapter 19. Compositional determinants of fruit and vegetable quality and nutritional value
Abstract
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Nutrient components
19.3 Antioxidants
19.4 Allergens
19.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 20. Mitigating contamination of fresh and fresh-cut produce
Abstract
Abbreviations
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Treatments to reduce microbial load
20.3 Detection
20.4 Future perspective
References
Chapter 21. Measuring consumer acceptability of fruits and vegetables
Abstract
Abbreviations
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Experience and credence attributes
21.3 Acceptability and acceptance
21.4 Qualitative tests
21.5 Quantitative tests
21.6 Scales
21.7 Extracting information
21.8 Test sites
21.9 Consumer segments
21.10 The necessity for acceptability testing
References
Epilogue
Index