fresh produce storage Articles
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Mango Extended Storage with Ethylene Absorption Technology
Blue Skies, founded in 1997 by a British entrepreneur, produces ‘fresh-cut fruit’ from factories in Ghana, Egypt, South Africa and Brazil. Blue Skies exports its ready-to-eat packaged exotic fruits to retailers in Europe. The company’s first factory was established in Ghana in 1998. The Ghana facility alone employs over 1500 people and supplies over twelve large European ...
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Book Review: Postharvest Physiology and Hypobaric Storage of Fresh Produce
Postharvest Physiology and Hypobaric Storage of Fresh Produce, by Stanley P. Burg. Wallingford, CABI Publishing. ISBN 0 85199 801 1Keywords: book ...
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Mango extended storage with ethylene absorption technology - Case Study
Blue Skies, founded in 1997 by a British entrepreneur, produces ‘fresh-cut fruit’ from factories in Ghana, Egypt, South Africa and Brazil. Blue Skies exports its ready-to-eat packaged exotic fruits to retailers in Europe. The company’s first factory was established in Ghana in 1998. The Ghana facility alone employs over 1500 people and supplies over twelve large European ...
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Creating Gaseous Micro Environments for Packaged Produce to Maintain the Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Food has often had a long and arduous journey before it reaches our plates, and creating gaseous micro environments ensures the preservation of food quality.In the United States, it is estimated that food typically travels between 1500 and 2500 miles1 between the farms where it is produced and the dinner table where it is ultimately consumed. What we think of as ‘fresh’ fruit and vegetables may ...
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Case Study - Onion and Garlic Dehydration Plant
Empire, Washoe County, Nevada, USA Geothermal Development Associates (GDA) designed a geothermal heating system for a large commercial vegetable dehydration plant located in the remote San Emidio Desert, about 160 kilometers north of Reno, Nevada, USA. Phase I of this project utilizes 63 l/sec of geothermal brine at 150°C to dehydrate either onions or garlic, depending on the time of year. ...
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Creating Gaseous Micro Environments for Packaged Produce to Maintain the Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Often we are unaware of the long and arduous journey food takes before reaching our plate. Retaining food freshness is in part due to creating gaseous micro environments that ensure the preservation of food quality. In the United States, it is estimated that food typically travels between 1500 and 2500 miles1 between the farms where it is produced and the dinner table where it is ultimately ...
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