What is fruit and vegetable processing?

Fruit and vegetable processing is to achieve the purpose of long-term preservation, durability and ready access through various processing technologies. In processing, it is necessary to maximize the preservation of nutrients, improve the edible value, make the processed products have good color, fragrance and taste, make the tissue morphology more perfect, and further improve the commercialization level of processed fruits and vegetables.

Products made from fresh fruits and vegetables processed by various processing technologies and methods in food industry are called processed fruits and vegetables.

Traditional processing methods, such as drying, pickling and canning, have been difficult to meet the needs of consumers and improve the efficiency of enterprises. "High efficiency, high quality and environmental protection" has become a new trend in fruit and vegetable processing. The trends of fruit and vegetable processing at home and abroad mainly include functional fruit and vegetable products, fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, cereal and vegetable compound food, extraction of functional components of fruits and vegetables, fruit and vegetable juice processing and comprehensive utilization of fruits and vegetables.