List of Contributors viiPreface ix1 Banana Production, Global Trade, Consumption Trends, Postharvest Handling, and Processing 1Edward A. Evans, Fredy H. Ballen, and Muhammad Siddiq2 Biology and Postharvest Physiology of Banana 19Maria Gloria Lobo and Francisco Javier Fernández Rojas3 Banana Pathology and Diseases 45Andressa de Souza-Pollo and Antonio de Goes4 Harvesting and Postharvest Technology of Banana 61Maria Gloria Lobo and Marta Montero-Calderón5 Packaging Technologies for Banana and Banana Products 81Pattarin Leelaphiwat and Vanee Chonhenchob6 Ripe Banana Processing, Products, and Nutrition 99Neelima K. Shandilya and Muhammad Siddiq7 Processing of Dehydrated Banana Products 117Mark A. Uebersax and Muhammad Siddiq8 Green Banana Processing, Products and Functional Properties 141Jasim Ahmed9 Innovative Processing Technologies for Banana Products 169Jasim Ahmed10 Value-Added Processing and Utilization of Banana By-Products 191Dalbir Singh Sogi11 Chemical Composition and Nutritional Profile of Raw and Processed Banana Products 207Jiwan S. Sidhu and Tasleem A. Zafar12 Banana (Musa spp.) as a Source of Bioactive Compounds for Health Promotion 227Susane Lopes, Cristine Vanz Borges, Sara Manso de Sousa Cardoso, Miguel Francisco de Almeida Pereira da Rocha, and Marcelo Maraschin13 Microbiology of Fresh Bananas and Processed Banana Products 245Anu KaliaIndex 268
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.