Engineering properties of biological materials
Engineering properties of biological materials Before understanding what is mean by engineering properties of biological materials, imagine you are designing a dryer to dry grains […]
Packhouse for fruits and vegetables
Packhouse is building constructed to facilitate receiving, precooling, grading and packing fresh fruit and vegetables prior to distribution to market. Packhouse can be constructed at […]
Chilling and Freezing of food
What is the difference between chilling and freezing of food? Chilling of food and freezing of food are widely used terms in food preservation subjects. […]
Blast chiller
Blast chillers are used for chilling of food. Inside blast chillers, food material is arranged on trays and chilled air has blown by fan resulting […]
Practical No. 1 Acquaintance with different postharvest and food processing equipment and machinery
Title: Acquaintance with different postharvest and food processing equipment and machinery used in postharvest technology of horticultural crops. Postharvest machines/food processing equipment are used for […]
Blanching: Importance and objectives; Blanching methods, Effects on food (Nutrition, colour, pigment, texture)
Blanching is a cooking process in which fruits/vegetables are immersed in hot water, removed after a short time and put into iced water to halt […]
Peeling of Fruits and vegetables, slicing and related Equipments
Peeling of fruits and vegetables While processing, fruits and vegetables are introduced to several operations (which are also known as unit operations) and finally an […]
Characteristics and properties of horticultural crops important for processing
Horticulture deals with garden crops such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, culinary herbs and spices, beverage crops, medicinal, aromatic plants as well as ornamental plants. The […]
Importance of processing of fruits and vegetables, spices, condiments and flowers
Horticultural crops includes fruits, vegetables, plantation crops, spices, flowers etc. India has witnessed increase in horticulture production over the last few years. Fruits and vegetables […]
