Reports on the Processing of Exotic Fruits (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)

This book presents exotic fruit processing as a way to obtaining traditional and innovative fruit products by means of various food processing technologies. Built on the basis of specific, up-to-date and reliable scientific reports, it is a unique document for instructing researchers, processors and enthusiasts in the field of exotic fruit processing. Introduction.- Exotic fruits: agricultural, botanical and commercial aspects.- Selected reports on the chemical characterization of exotic fruits.- Traditional Exotic Fruit-Based Products.- Innovative Exotic Fruit-Based Products. Felipe Richter Reis is a Food Science professor and researcher at IFPR in Brazil. Currently, he is researching structured fruit, a relatively recent fruit product which is very suitable for broadening the market of unexplored exotic fruits.