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Initial Preparation, Handling, and Distribution of Minimally Processed Refrigerated Fruits and Vegetables

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Minimally Processed Refrigerated Fruits and Vegetables

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Minimally fresh processed plant foods have fresh-like, living cells and active enzyme containing qualities. They are packaged and mildly processed and refrigerated. All crops are grown, harvested, and transported, under advanced hygienic and sanitary practices. The raw materials are washed, cut and spin dried, processed, and packaged in cool factories with extremely sanitized conditions.

A MPR fruits and vegetables food system comprises the various activities and actors in food value chains involved in transforming inputs into outcomes, which for a sustainable food system should include food and nutrition security, convenience to consumer, environmental quality, and human well-being.

A new food system approach that brings together experts from different fields and representatives from different sectors to work together collaboratively is critical for designing an appropriate MPR fruit and vegetable food system, under, local, national, and international levels. This means not to focus on one sector, but use inter- and transdisciplinary methods to consider together the interactions with other sectors such as health, food, environment, energy, and development.

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    Fatih Yildiz

  2. Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Fatih Yildiz

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Yildiz, F. (2017). Initial Preparation, Handling, and Distribution of Minimally Processed Refrigerated Fruits and Vegetables. In: Yildiz, F., Wiley, R. (eds) Minimally Processed Refrigerated Fruits and Vegetables. Food Engineering Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7018-6_3

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