Predicting quality changes of fresh fruits and vegetables during postharvest handling and distribution

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Quality Changes ◽  
Postharvest Handling

Making Sense of Cooling Data

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 545a-545
Author(s):  
M.D. Boyette
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Proper Analysis

Prompt cooling to remove field heat is an essential part of proper postharvest handling for many types of fresh fruits and vegetables. Growers, consultants, and horticultural agents are often encouraged to collect cooling data (time vs. temperature) in order to compare cooling rates for different systems, containers, etc. These data can be misleading and confusing and seldom yield much useful information. With proper analysis, cooling data can yield a large amount of information. The problem is not the fault of the data, as much as the lack of simple methods to analyze these data. This presentation will demonstrate several simple methods to extract useful information from cooling data.

Improving the safety and security of fruits and vegetables during COVID-19 pandemic with postharvest handling

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
İbrahim Kahramanoğlu ◽  
Kannan R. R. Rengasamy ◽  
Serhat Usanmaz ◽  
Turgut Alas ◽  
Murat Helvacı ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Postharvest Handling

scholarly journals Chlorination and Postharvest Disease Control

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.D. Boyette ◽  
D.F. Ritchie ◽  
S.J. Carballo ◽  
S.M. Blankenship ◽  
D.C. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Postharvest Disease ◽  
Postharvest Diseases ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Handling Practices

A significant portion of harvested produce never reaches the consumer due to, postharvest diseases. Various chemicals have been used to reduce the incidence of postharvest diseases. Many of these materials have been removed from the market in recent years due to economic, environmental, or health concerns. Although somewhat limited in the range of diseases controlled, chlorination is effective when combined with proper postharvest handling practices. Additionally, it is a relatively inexpensive postharvest disease control method that poses little threat to health or the environment. The proper use of chlorination in the management of postharvest diseases in fresh fruits and vegetables is discussed.

scholarly journals Nutritional Losses in Fruits and Vegetables as a Function of Postharvest Handling and Storage

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 693f-693
Author(s):  
Eric A. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Storage Time ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
The World ◽  
Storage Atmosphere ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Time Changes ◽  
And Storage

Present dietary recommendations for fruits and vegetables should be based on the bioavailability of essential nutrients at the time of optimum harvest. Few people, however, are fortunate enough to have available freshly harvested produce all year. With the development of improved postharvest technology, shelf life has increased dramatically in many parts of the world. How does the nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables change with increasing storage time, changes in storage atmosphere, different postharvest processes? Do these changes have an impact on dietary recommendations? Apples are capable of being stored for up to 12 months with properly managed temperature and storage atmosphere. Because information regarding this subject is lacking for apple (and many other fruits and vegetables), perhaps a model can be developed based on work with other commodities to help us understand the nutritional changes associated with different postharvest treatments.

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