Abstract:

Drying and preservation are important technologies to ensure healthy and stable developments of tropical fruit industries. In this paper, the drying and preservation technologies of major tropical fruits such as banana, pineapple, litchi, longan and mango in China have been reviewed, which will provide a theoretical basis for post-harvest preservation and pretreatments including drying process, heating treatment, solvent treatment, and modified atmosphere storage or packaging.

Key words: tropical fruit, storage, preservation