Includes bibliographical references and index.

Technologies to preserve fresh-cut fruits and vegetables / Sunil Pareek -- Pulsed light treatment of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables / Maria Turtoi -- Hurdle technology in fruit processing / Stella M. Alzamora, Sandra N. Guerrero, Silvia Raffellini, Mariana Ferrario, and Marcela Schenk -- Process design and equipments for fresh-cut fruit and vegetable industry / Alessandro Turatti -- Tissue structure and rheological and texture characteristics of minimally processed fruits / Stella M. Alzamora, Andrea B. Nieto, María A. Castro, Paula Gómez, Analía García Loredo, Joaquin Fava, and Sebastian Vicente -- Factors affecting quality and safety of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables / Giancarlo Colelli, and Maria Luisa Amodio -- Physiology and quality of fresh-cut produce in CA/MA storage / Hidemi Izumi, Victor Rodov, Jinhe Bai and Sumithra K. Wendakoon -- Effect of minimal processing and applied treatments on antioxidant losses of tropical fruit and vegetables / Laura Contreras-Angulo, Gustavo Adolpho González-Aguilar, J. Basilio Heredia, and Sunil Pareek -- Edible films and coatings for fresh and minimally processed fruits and vegetables / Theeranun Janjarasskul, Rungsinee Sothornvit, and Tara McHugh -- Antimicrobial packaging for fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables / María B. Pérez-Gago, and Lluís Palou -- Gum arabic based edible coatings for fresh horticultural produce / Asgar Ali, and Maysoun A. Mustafa -- Emerging sanitation techniques for fresh-cuts / Elisabete M.C. Alexandre, Teresa R.S. Brandão, and Cristina L.M. Silva -- Microbial safety of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables / María V. Alvarez, María del R. Moreira, and Jesús F. Ayala-Zavala -- Application of natural antimicrobial compounds to enhance the microbial safety of fresh and minimally processed produce / Yangjin Jung, and Karl R. Matthews -- Chlorine dioxide in preservation of minimally processed horticultural produce / Vicente M. Gómez-López, and Adriana Izquier.