High Relative Humidity In-Package of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables: Advantage or Disadvantage Considering Microbiological Problems and Antimicrobial Delivering Systems?

Preservative Treatments for Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables

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Determinants of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FFV) Farmers’ Participation in Contract Farming in Peninsular Malaysia

The purpose of this research was identifying socio-economic characteristics affected on respondents’ participation in contract farming. The survey was conducted using structured questionnaire in populous states namely Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Johor in Peninsular Malaysia. A total of one-hundred and sixty seven FFV farmers were randomly selected and personally int...

Multistate Research Project S-294 – Postharvest Quality and Safety in Fresh-cut Vegetables and Fruits

Activities Objective 1. Evaluate methods of sampling and measuring flavor and nutrition of fresh-cut products to facilitate comparison to traditional shelf life factors.  Barrett and Negre and other colleagues completed work on aroma volatiles and flavor quality in melons. See Vallone et al., 2013 publication.  Cantwell and associates are studying the relationship between ammonia concentratio...

Effect of ionizing radiation on furan formation in fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.

Furan, a possible carcinogen, is commonly induced by thermal processing in a wide variety of foods. The possible formation of furan from fresh-cut fruits and vegetables due to irradiation was studied. Nineteen fresh-cut fruits and vegetables were irradiated by 5 kGy gamma rays at 4 degrees C. Furan was analyzed from the irradiated samples using a number of preparation methods. The results showe...