Fruit and Vegetable Quality

product

acceptance, 128, 178–195

assessment, 52–53, 85, 201–202, 225

behavior, 125, 129, 131–133

characteristics, 46, 135–136, 178–195,

223, 257, 286, 297–299, 302–304

concept, 201

design, 250

destination, 263

development, 4, 8– 9, 13, 16 , 199–220,

252

differentiation, 244, 251, 263

evaluation, 303

failure, 174, 249

flow, 211, 267

improvement, 212, 223, 261, 307

information, 46, 49, 211

innovation, 4–14, 16–18

introduction, 249

orientation, 8, 149, 154, 300, 304

quality, 3–18, 25, 27, 35, 37–38, 43–60,

63, 65, 85–94, 122–123, 125–142,

144, 146, 178–195, 211, 223, 225,

228–229, 247, 249, 273, 288,

291–292, 303, 307

quantity, 272

requirement, 86–87

rejection, 154

research, 128, 246–247, 252–263

selection, 182

specifications, 9–10, 14–16, 203

standard, 229–230, 234, 252, 300–301

tracking, 252

production, 231, 270, 282

distribution cycle, 8–10

efficiency, 251

productivity, 285

profile analysis, 254–255

profit, 211, 215–216, 228, 231, 248, 275,

281

projection technique, 252

promotion, 239, 241–242, 243, 249

proportional quality, 207–208, 210

protein, 53, 56, 58, 86, 102

proteolysis, 109, 111

Pseudomona syringae, 38

psychobiology, 160

psychology, 158, 303

psychophysics, 182–183

public

attitude, 160

concern, 160

funds, 232

policy, 228

relations, 86

trust, 251, 262

pulpiness, 163

puncture, 188, 190–195

purchase, 44, 46, 65, 93, 150, 152, 170,

202–203, 211, 235, 237, 239–240,

242–243, 275–277, 299, 301

acceptability, 152

behavior, 8, 181, 228, 253

criteria, 254

decision, 45, 55, 115, 181, 202–203,

236

frequency, 239

intent, 7, 148

point, 229–230

quality, 151, 153, 301

purpose, 268, 296–297

Q 10 value, 100

qualitative research, 205, 208–209,

211–219, 252–257, 260

quality, 1, 6–16, 21–41, 43–60, 63, 65,

85–86, 98, 100, 122–123, 125–142,

144–154, 158, 174, 179, 201–207,

223, 225, 227, 231–232, 236, 242,

246–264, 271–273, 275–276, 278,

280, 282, 287, 291–292, 294,

296–304, 307

assessment, 52–53, 85, 126, 129,

178–195, 199–220, 225

assurance, 144, 178, 216, 250

characteristics, 43–60, 86–87, 123,

135–136, 141–142, 178, 181, 183,

194–195, 199–216, 223, 251, 253,

257, 272, 274, 297, 296–304

classification, 228–229, 302

control, 12, 92, 126, 144, 194–195,

201–202, 273

criteria, 127–131, 134–136, 146,

179–180, 195, 211, 215

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