Advances, applications, and comparison of thermal (pasteurization, sterilization, and aseptic packaging) against non-thermal (ultrasounds, UV radiation, ozonation …

V Chiozzi, S Agriopoulou, T Varzakas - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, food treatment technologies are constantly evolving due to an increasing
demand for healthier and tastier food with longer shelf lives. In this review, our aim is to …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging postharvest technologies to enhance the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables: an overview

M Palumbo, G Attolico, V Capozzi, R Cozzolino… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quality losses in fresh produce throughout the postharvest phase are often due to the
inappropriate use of preservation technologies. In the last few decades, besides the …

[HTML][HTML] Lactic acid bacteria as antibacterial agents to extend the shelf life of fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables: Quality and safety aspects

S Agriopoulou, E Stamatelopoulou, M Sachadyn-Król… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables is, undoubtedly, a healthy habit that should be adopted by
everyone (particularly due to the nutrients and functional properties of fruits and vegetables) …

Edible coating as postharvest management strategy for shelf‐life extension of fresh tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An overview

A Yadav, N Kumar, A Upadhyay, S Sethi… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tomato is considered as one of the most grown horticultural crops having a short shelf‐life
due to its climacteric nature of ripening, susceptibility to postharvest microbial decay, and …

Vegetable microgreens: The gleam of next generation super foods, their genetic enhancement, health benefits and processing approaches

S Sharma, B Shree, D Sharma, S Kumar… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the well-being cognizance of masses, the microgreens have emerged as the
potential therapeutic functional foods for improving the overall health by dietary …

[HTML][HTML] Conventional and non-conventional disinfection methods to prevent microbial contamination in minimally processed fruits and vegetables

IC Mendoza, EO Luna, MD Pozo, MV Vásquez… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Pandemic COVID-19 warned the importance of preparing the immune system to prevent
diseases. Therefore, consuming fresh fruits and vegetables is essential for a healthy and …

Application of processing and packaging hurdles for fresh-cut fruits and vegetables preservation

MC Giannakourou, TN Tsironi - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, consumers' demand for fresh, nutritious, and convenient food has shown a
significant rise. This trend has forced increased sales of minimally processed and/or pre …

All-naturally structured tough, ultrathin, and washable dual-use composite for fruits preservation with high biosafety evaluation

CC Qin, SYH Abdalkarim, MC Yang, YJ Dong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work develops a sustainable and global strategy to enhance fruit preservation efficacy.
The dual-use composite coating or film comprises silk fibroin/cellulose nanocrystals …

When smartphone enters food safety: A review in on-site analysis for foodborne pathogens using smartphone-assisted biosensors

T Yang, Z Luo, T Bewal, L Li, Y Xu, SM Jafari, X Lin - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogens are one of the supreme threats for the public health around the world in food
supply chain. The on-site monitoring is an emerging trend for screening pathogens during …

Prevention of enzymatic browning by natural extracts and genome-editing: A review on recent progress

N Hamdan, CH Lee, SL Wong, CENCA Fauzi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fresh fruits and vegetable products are easily perishable during postharvest handling due to
enzymatic browning reactions. This phenomenon has contributed to a significant loss of food …