Microbial quality of fresh vegetables in restaurants around school

Microbial ecology of fresh vegetables

Environmental Friendly Sanitation to Improve Quality and Microbial Safety of Fresh-Cut Vegetables

The Importance of Maintaining Flavor Quality of Fresh Vegetables

Although consumers often base their purchase decisions on external appearance (e.g., color, size, shape, and freedom from defects), texture, firmness, and aroma, high quality FLAVOR is arguably the most important factor leading to satisfied and repeat customers. However, while much work has been conducted optimizing and improving the shelf life of fresh vegetables on the basis of appearance and...

Effect of ethylene on quality of fresh fruits and vegetables

Ethylene is a naturally occurring plant growth substance that has numerous effects on the growth, development and storage life of many fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops at ml l concentrations. Harvested fruits and vegetables may be intentionally or unintentionally exposed to biologically active levels of ethylene and both endogenous and exogenous sources of ethylene contribute to its biol...

Critical factors affecting the microbial safety of fruits, vegetables and animal fresh produces: A review

Fruits and vegetables play a very significant role in nutrition and healthy diet, thus various initiatives have been undertaken by various countries to encourage consumers to eat more and more of fresh produce. This practice has led to an increased consumption, production and efficient distribution of raw fruits and vegetables. However, over past several years, unacceptable outbreaks of foodbor...