Food Technology and Quality Evaluation

This volume is based on the presentation of a workshop held in Babtai, Kaunas, Lithuania in June, 2001. It contains a number of articles with valuable information on the application of recent techniques and the development of methodologies. The impact of environmental factors on food crop quality, including handling parameters, quality evaluation, CA and MAP storage conditions worldwide, are also addressed. The book covers the entire spectrum of activities in the area of fruit and vegetable and few other plant products, e.g. medicinal, including production yields, and quality assessment. This book should interest researchers and the lay readers.