Bøker av Ibrahim Kahramanoglu

Producers spend a great deal of money, natural resources (especially water and soil), labor, and time every year in order to feed the world¿s population. However, almost one-third of the products produced as a result of all these efforts are lost before reaching consumers due to postharvest losses, which threaten both the food supply and agricultural sustainability. For this reason, it is extremely important to prevent postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables. In this context, this book provides general and new information about the physiology of postharvest losses and the latest technological developments in postharvest systems. Each chapter provides up-to-date information about the postharvest physiology and technology of fruits and vegetables for students, teachers, professors, scientists, farmers, food packers and sellers, and entrepreneurs engaged in the fresh food preservation industry.

Fruits contain important vitamins, minerals, phytochemical compounds, and dietary fiber. The phytochemicals in fruit can reduce the risk of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Fruits play an important role in not only human health but also in the world economy. As the global population continues to grow, there is an urgent need to ensure all people have access to healthy foods, thus the fruit industry is integral to ensuring food security and sustainability. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fruit industry and highlights new topics for future research.

In the past decade, many scientific studies were conducted on pomegranates, revealing that pomegranate fruit, flowers, bark, and leaves contain bioactive phytochemicals that are antimicrobial, reduce blood pressure, and act against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. This book presents up-to-date scientific and theoretically viable information