Handbook of Banana Production, Postharvest Science, Processing Technology, and

Jasim Ahmed, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, and has been the author or co-author of 150 ;journal articles, over 50 conference papers, and 35 book chapters. He has co-edited eight books, including Glass and State Transitions in Food and Biological Materials and Handbook of Food Process Design. He is editor-in-chief of Legume Science (Wiley) and a professional member of the Institute of Food Technology (IFT). Gloria Lobo, PhD, is a Tenured Scientist at the Postharvest and Food Technology Laboratory, Tropical Fruits Department, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Canary Island (Spain). Her published work includes postharvest quality aspects including minimal processing of tropical fruits, mainly banana, papaya, and pineapple. She is co-editor of Pineapple Production, Postharvest Science, Processing Technology and Nutrition and Tropical and Subtropical Fruits - Postharvest Physiology, Processing, and Nutrition. Muhammad Siddiq, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Food Science at Michigan State University, USA, and a Food Science Consultant, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. His area of expertise is postharvest biochemistry and value-added processing of fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based commodities. He is associate editor of the Legume Science (Wiley); was an associate editor of the Handbook of Vegetables and Vegetable Processing; and has been the lead editor of five other books including Tropical and Subtropical Fruits Packaging, Processing and Nutrition.

List of Contributors vii Preface ix 1 Banana Production, Global Trade, Consumption Trends, Postharvest Handling, and Processing 1 Edward A. Evans, Fredy H. Ballen, and Muhammad Siddiq 2 Biology and Postharvest Physiology of Banana 19 Maria Gloria Lobo and Francisco Javier Fernández Rojas 3 Banana Pathology and Diseases 45 Andressa de Souza-Pollo and Antonio de Goes 4 Harvesting and Postharvest Technology of Banana 61 Maria Gloria Lobo and Marta Montero-Calderón 5 Packaging Technologies for Banana and Banana Products 81 Pattarin Leelaphiwat and Vanee Chonhenchob 6 Ripe Banana Processing, Products, and Nutrition 99 Neelima K. Shandilya and Muhammad Siddiq 7 Processing of Dehydrated Banana Products 117 Mark A. Uebersax and Muhammad Siddiq 8 Green Banana Processing, Products and Functional Properties 141 Jasim Ahmed 9 Innovative Processing Technologies for Banana Products 169 Jasim Ahmed 10 Value-Added Processing and Utilization of Banana By-Products 191 Dalbir Singh Sogi 11 Chemical Composition and Nutritional Profile of Raw and Processed Banana Products 207 Jiwan S. Sidhu and Tasleem A. Zafar 12 Banana (Musa spp.) as a Source of Bioactive Compounds for Health Promotion 227 Susane Lopes, Cristine Vanz Borges, Sara Manso de Sousa Cardoso, Miguel Francisco de Almeida Pereira da Rocha, and Marcelo Maraschin 13 Microbiology of Fresh Bananas and Processed Banana Products 245 Anu Kalia Index 268