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In recent years, "clean label" has become a trendy term in the food industry, spurring innovations in food product development. While the concept of "clean label" is relatively new, without any legal definition, it has a high market appearance and industrial relevance. Consumer demands are leading food and beverage manufacturers toward removing synthetic additives (e.g., emulsifiers) and incorporating natural ingredients. Indeed, many big food companies have committed to eliminating artificial food additives from their products altogether. However, the substitution of chemical preservatives for natural ingredients without compromising food safety, convenience, and sensory quality is a challe...
Achieving zero hunger and food security is a top priority in the United Nations Development Goals (UNDGs). In an era characterized by high population growth and increasing pressure on agricultural systems, efficiency in the use of natural resources has become central to sustainable agricultural practices. Fundamentally speaking, eco-efficiency is about maximizing agricultural outputs, in terms of quantity and quality, using less land, water, nutrients, energy, labor, or capital. The concept of eco-efficiency involves both the ecological and economic aspects of sustainable agriculture. It is therefore essential to understand the interaction of ecosystem constituents within the extensive agric...
The sensory properties of foods are the most important reason people eat the foods they eat. What those properties are and how we best measure those properties are critical to understanding food and eating behavior. Appearance, flavor, texture, and even the sounds of food can impart a desire to eat or cause us to dismiss the food as unappetizing, stale, or even inappropriate from a cultural standpoint. This Special Issue focuses on how sensory properties are measured, the specific sensory properties of various foods, and consumer behavior related to which properties might be most important in certain situations and how consumers use sensory attributes to make decisions about what they will eat. This Special Issue contains both research papers and review articles.
Drying is a key operation in processing of many plant-based foods and medicines for the purpose of preservation and retention of key attributes and active compounds. Therefore, it is essential to select suitable drying techniques to ensure a product is processed under optimal operating conditions. Drying of Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants presents processing aspects of these three major global agricultural commodities. It offers an insight into the drying and product quality of herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, such as drying characteristics, equipment selection, physiochemical analyses, quality improvement, product development, storage, and shelf life as well as future developments. ...
Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables presents an updated, interrelated and sequenced view of the contribution of fruits and vegetables on human health, their aspects of plant metabolism, physical and chemical/compositional changes during the entire fruit development lifecycle, the physiological disorders and biochemical effects of modified/controlled atmospheres, and the biotechnology of horticultural crops. The book is written specifically for those interested in preharvest and postharvest crop science and the impact of physiological and biochemical changes on their roles as functional foods. - Deals with the developmental aspects of the lifecycle in whole fruits - Describes issues, such as the morphology and anatomy of fruits, beginning with the structural organization of the whole plant and explaining the fruit structure and its botanical classification - Addresses biotechnological concepts that control firmness, quality and the nutritional value of fruits
Current Applications, Approaches and Potential Perspectives for Hemp: Crop Management, Industrial Usages, and Functional Purposes presents the latest in the rapidly growing interest for hemp cultivation and its sustainable applications for humans. This book gathers research and review chapters that analyze research trends and current agricultural issues. It then proposes alternative solutions and describes current and future applications for this raw material. This book will be extremely beneficial for researchers, academics, policymakers, technicians and other stakeholders interested in this crop development and its applications. Cannabis sativa is considered as a proper and alternative cro...
La primera edición del Congreso Anual de Estudiantes de Doctorado con carácter Internacional de la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche ha sido un gran reto para el comité organizador del mismo, conformado por 11 estudiantes de doctorado que voluntariamente han prestado su tiempo para crear este lugar de encuentro entre doctorandos. Nos sentimos gratamente sorprendidos y orgullosos de la difusión que ha tenido el I CAED, además de la gran acogida por parte del estudiantado, puesto que se han registrado más de 1600 inscripciones, además de unas 800 contribuciones tanto en formato oral como póster. El comité organizador quiere expresar su agradecimiento al Vicerrectorado de Investig...
El manuscrito que se presenta corresponde al libro de resúmenes de las comunicaciones presentadas al segundo congreso internacional anual de estudiantes de doctorado de la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Dicho congreso se celebró de manera telemática los días 3 y 4 de febrero de 2022. El Congreso estuvo organizado por un comité formado por estudiantes de doctorado de nuestra Universidad en estrecha colaboración con el Vicerrectorado de investigación. Un compromiso adquirido por la organización, y por lo tanto por el Vicerrectorado de Investigación, fue la publicación de los resúmenes en un libro en formato electrónico editado por la editorial electrónica de nuestra Universidad. Dicho libro ha de ser puesto a disposición de los potenciales lectores sin costo alguno. Los autores del libro son los miembros del comité organizador arriba reseñados por orden alfabéticos y la autoría de la obra debe ser asignada a ellos a partes iguales. El Vicerrectorado presenta a la Editorial el manuscrito en nombre de todos los autores.
Las páginas que aquí se presentan recogen los textos referidos a las ponencias de la primera edición del Simposyum Agroalimentario de la Vega Baja del Segura (SYA), que tuvo lugar los días 18 y 19 de noviembre de 2016, bajo el lema: sostenibilidad, cooperación y expansión. En dicho foro se reunieron en el Auditorio de la Lonja de Orihuela los grandes referentes del sector agroalimentario, con representación de todos los eslabones de su cadena de valor. Todo, con el objetivo de dialogar, debatir e intercambiar conocimiento en busca de las claves del crecimiento y desarrollo de este gran sector y de los grandes retos de futuro que están por venir.
Large Scale and Big Data: Processing and Management provides readers with a central source of reference on the data management techniques currently available for large-scale data processing. Presenting chapters written by leading researchers, academics, and practitioners, it addresses the fundamental challenges associated with Big Data processing tools and techniques across a range of computing environments. The book begins by discussing the basic concepts and tools of large-scale Big Data processing and cloud computing. It also provides an overview of different programming models and cloud-based deployment models. The book’s second section examines the usage of advanced Big Data processin...