Being able to store and preserve food in a number of different ways is a vital part of food security.
For people living in the developing world storing and preserving food enables them to have nutritious food for a longer period to feed their families and provide an income.
This set of technical briefs present the technical knowledge from Practical Action’s Food processing international projects.
Different ways of processing fruit juice are described, as well as a possible quality control....
Casein is a derivative of skimmed milk and is used as a raw material for thermoplastic materials formerly used for produ...
Made by drying a thin layer of fruit puree, fruit leathers are a good way of retaining nutrients in a preserved food....
Research into the design of the zeer pot clay refrigerator, where various variables have been investigated, results anal...
Lowering the temperature to an appropriate level can slow down the deterioration of fruits and vegetables....
The manufacturing system capable of producing lime juice cordial using simple comparatively low-cost equipment is explai...
Curing is used to preserve meat either by the use of salt, reducing water content or smoking....
How to make pickled papaya and the principles behind this type of food preservation technique....
Drying is the most widely used method of preserving food globally....
The heat from the sun coupled with the wind is used to dry food crops for preservation and timber. The basic principles ...
Low cost technologies which use evaporative cooling are an effective solution to the problem of post-harvest loss of fru...
Fireless cookers