Freeze-drying, also known as lyophilization, is a process in which water in the form of ice
under low pressure is removed from a material by sublimation. This process has found many …

Texture analysis and modeling are important techniques in food and postharvest research
and industrial practice. A wide range of methods have been used to evaluate instrumental …

A mechanistic framework for quality development such as shrinkage and case hardening in
drying would allow new insights making the final quality in a drying process more …

Drying is a complex process of simultaneous heat, mass, and momentum transport
phenomena with continuous phase changes. Numerical modelling is one of the most …

Background A deep understanding of the motion and the intensities of forces endured by the
fruits overtime during the various handling processes is necessary if improvements are to be …

Highlights•Development of FEA in food packaging industries are reviewed.•Advantages,
shortcomings and challenges encountered by users of FEA in food packaging industries are …

Well‐designed and well‐operated postharvest mechanical handling processes are vital if
fresh fruits are to enter markets with minimal damage. The susceptibility of fruit to quality loss …

The primary plant cell wall is a dynamically regulated composite material of multiple
biopolymers that forms a scaffold enclosing the plant cells. The mechanochemical make-up …

Mechanical damage of fresh fruit occurs throughout the postharvest supply chain leading to
poor consumer acceptance and marketability. In this review, the mechanisms of damage …

The mechanical damage of exocarp, mesocarp and locular gel tissues of three and four
locular tomatoes subjected to an external compressive force were predicted using multiscale …