The Food and Agriculture Organization has reported that approximately one third of the food produced annually (1.3 billion tons) is wasted. Losses and waste per year are close to 20-30% for oil seeds, cereals, meat and ...

The effects of postharvest treatments and storage periods on ascorbic acid content were evaluated for Rouge La Toma and Ruby Red grapefruit cultivars (Citrus paradisi Macf.). The ascorbic acid levels in the beginning and ...

Purple Kale is a vegetable of the Brassicaceae family whose are popularly consumed in recent years due to their high level of healthy components. For consumption, matures leaves are harvested and postharvest senescence is ...

Jaboticaba is a small tree, native to the central-south of Brazil. Among the well-known species the most important are the Myrciaria cauliflora (DC) Berg and the Myrciaria jaboticaba (Vell) Berg which produce adequate fruit ...

The effects of different chelated glycine calcium solutions on the quality and firmness fruit of guava fruit (Psidium guajava L.) were studied. Five sets of 45 fruits of 'Media China′ guava were submerged in different ...

Chile is the third largest exporter of kiwifruit in the world. Its varietal production has traditionally been focusedon green-fleshed kiwifruit varieties, with‘Hayward’being the most exported variety.‘Soreli’is a new ...

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