Use of Insulated Covers over Product Crates to Reduce Losses in Amaranth during Shipping Delays

Wheeler, Lizanne; Kitinoja, Lisa; Barrett, Diane M.; Avenue, Shields; Blanke, Michael

doi:10.3390/agriculture5041204

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“…The results however contradicted findings by Elkashif et al (2005) that perforated films reduced fruits weight loss. The results of the current findings also demonstrated perforation and insulation could reduce weight loss which partially agreed with Wheeler et al (2015) that insulated covers reduced weight loss of fresh amaranth.…”

Section: Weight Losssupporting

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Modified insulated punnets and conventional packaging films for retail storage of robusta banana fruits

Abdul-Rahaman

Salifu²

2017

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The application of poor consumer packaging technology to Banana fruits can increase fruit susceptibility to diseases which affect quality and shelf-life. Understanding the use of appropriate consumer packages is crucial in developing packages for the fresh produce sector. In this study, four different consumer packages and Control Samples (CT) which included Perforated Insulated Punnet (PP), Non-perforated Punnet (NP), Perforated Films (PF) and Non-perforated Films (NF) were used. Fruits in packages were stored at 27°C for 7 days where rate of ripening, weight loss, total soluble solids, taste, pulp texture and consumer acceptance were assessed. The results demonstrated that the use of perforated punnets was better in reducing the rate of ripening. The changes in TSS was progressive in all the treatments but the control sample produced the highest Brix at 16% compared with Brix 15% for fruits in PP, NP. PF and NF. Weight loss was more pronounced in the control sample 11.7% compared with the least weight loss of 0.7% for fruits in NF. Except, Sweetness and TSS without dilution all the parameters assessed were statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05. Based on the results obtained in this research, it can be shown that the use of insulation and perforations of punnets demonstrated appropriateness which offers a promise and can be adopted for consumer use in the fresh produce sector.

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Section: Weight Losssupporting

confidence: 78%

Modified insulated punnets and conventional packaging films for retail storage of robusta banana fruits

Abdul-Rahaman

Salifu²

2017

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“…Further, most public markets in these communities generally lack the appropriate storage facilities and cooling systems. Alternative low-cost technologies, such as on-farm evaporative coolers (Jain, 2007), modified atmosphere packaging (Sivertsvik et al, 2002), and use of insulated covers over product crates (Wheeler et al, 2015), have been proposed to reduce losses in product quantity and quality. Small-scale farmers, however, lack the know-how to apply these techniques and/ or the financial resources to acquire them.…”

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Are Neglected Plants the Food for the Future?

Baldermann

Blagojević

Frede

et al. 2016

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

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Malnutrition, poor health, hunger, and even starvation are still the world's greatest challenges. Malnutrition is defined as deficiency of nutrition due to not ingesting the proper amounts of nutrients by simply not eating enough food and/or by consuming nutrient-poor food in respect to the daily nutritional requirements. Moreover, malnutrition and disease are closely associated and incidences of such diet-related diseases increase particularly in low-and middle-income states. While foods of animal origin are often unaffordable to low-income families, various neglected crops can offer an alternative source of micronutrients, vitamins, as well as health-promoting secondary plant metabolites. Therefore, agricultural and horticultural research should develop strategies not only to produce more food, but also to improve access to more nutritious food. In this context, one promising approach is to promote biodiversity in the dietary pattern of low-income people by getting access to nutritional as well as affordable food and providing recommendations for food selection and preparation. Worldwide, a multitude of various plant species are assigned to be consumed as grains, vegetables, and fruits, but only a limited number of these species are used as commercial cash crops. Consequently, numerous neglected and underutilized species offer the potential to diversify not only the human diet, but also increase food production levels, and, thus, enable more sustainable and resilient agro-and horti-food systems. To exploit the potential of neglected plant (NP) species, coordinated approaches on the local, regional, and international level have to be integrated that consequently demand the involvement of numerous multi-stakeholders. Thus, the objective of the present review is to evaluate whether NP species are important as "Future Food" for improving the nutritional status of humans as well as increasing resilience of agro-and horti-food systems.

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“…Aluminum foil is a reflective insulation material composed of one or more low-emission surfaces that provides high thermal conductivity and reflects heat to effectively minimize heat radiation [19]. Aluminum foil as pallet cover material is used on its own and combined with expanded polyethylene (EPE) as foam sheet for fresh produce covering [20].…”

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Performance of Thermal Insulation Covering Materials to Reduce Postharvest Losses in Okra

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The efficiency of different thermal insulation covers in minimizing temperature fluctuations in cool chain management was investigated to reduce postharvest loss and maintain okra quality during storage and transportation. The four thermal insulation covering materials: (1) heat reflective sheet with thin nonwoven (HRS + TNNW), (2) heat reflective sheet with thick nonwoven (HRS + TKNW), (3) metalized Tyvek® (MTyvek) and (4) metalized foam sheet (MFS) were studied and compared with perforated linear low-density polyethylene (P-LLDPE) as the typical handing package for okra distribution alongside no covering as the control. The material properties, transpiration rate, vital heat, temperature profiles (air and pulp temperatures), relative humidity, mass loss and incidence of decay were determined throughout a simulated supply chain. Results exhibited that HRS + TNNW and HRS + TKNW covers had the lowest thermal heat energy (Qx) and moderate R-value. These two covers maintained low temperature fluctuation with the lowest rate of air and pulp temperature changes, reflecting in lowest mass loss and decay in okra. The HRS + TNNW cover yielded less decay (1%) in okra, compared to commercial covers; MTyvek (16%) and MFS (9%). Results showed that HRS + TNNW exhibited great potential as a thermal insulation cover to reduce postharvest loss in okra (5%) compared to typical handling (11–18%) and could be considered as alternative material to reduce the use of foam sheets in cool chain management distribution packaging of okra under ambient environment conditions.

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Use of Insulated Covers over Product Crates to Reduce Losses in Amaranth during Shipping Delays

Cited by 10 publications

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Modified insulated punnets and conventional packaging films for retail storage of robusta banana fruits

Modified insulated punnets and conventional packaging films for retail storage of robusta banana fruits

Are Neglected Plants the Food for the Future?

Performance of Thermal Insulation Covering Materials to Reduce Postharvest Losses in Okra

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