How to Extend the Shelf Life for Fruits & Vegetables

 

Controlled Atmosphere Cold Storage is used to slow down the post-harvest ripening of fruits and vegetables and extend their shelf life.

How Controlled Atmosphere Cold Storage Works?

The principle of creating a controlled atmosphere is to reduce the content of oxygen and increase the content of carbon dioxide in the storage rooms to slow down the ripening process and damage to vegetables and fruits.

The use of high-quality equipment makes it possible to maintain a good marketable condition of fruits and vegetables which can be sold further and consumed all year round.

Mechair’s Controlled Cold Storage is a standard preservation chamber. It is developed at the site in specific dimensions with features to suit the exact needs of the applications.

With world-class insulated panels, it provides completely reliable cooling as well as preservation of vegetables, fruits and other goods. It is ideal for keeping food, seafood, ice-cream, frozen food, meat, medical and other perishable products safe, cool and fresh. It can be easily used in various sectors and sites such as horticulture, floriculture, dairy products, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and so on.

Features of Control Atmosphere Cold Storage:

• Available from +20 to -80C temperature range 
• Keeps the product fresh and enhances its shelf life 
• Ensures to maintain the humidity level according to the need 
• Advanced dehumidifier as well as ultrasonic humidifier

Controlled Atmosphere Technologies

To create a controlled atmosphere, several technologies are used. The atmosphere composition is chosen individually for each fruit or vegetable.

Common Controlled Atmosphere is one of the most common. The required oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration is achieved gradually. Storage with ultra-low oxygen content and carbon dioxide allows increasing the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by 2-3 times. It is used in a fully air tight chamber, where it is possible to load/unload products fast.

To extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, it is possible to apply carbon dioxide shock treatment at the beginning of the storage. Low Ethylene Controlled Atmosphere technology is used in combination with CA technology to remove ethylene produced by fruits and vegetables.

Advantages of Controlled Atmosphere Cold Storage

Controlled Atmosphere Storage reduces the intensity of metabolism in the tissues of fruits and vegetables, inhibits the conversion of glucose to fructose and preserves the firmness and juiciness of fruits.

The Controlled Atmosphere technology allows to minimise product shrinkage due to spoilage of fruits and vegetables and their natural losses.

Mechair Industries is one of the leading manufacturers of controlled atmosphere cold storage controlled atmosphere cold storage. We also provide Multi Commodity Cold Storage, Specialised Onion and Garlic Storage and Solar Cold Storage. To get more information about our products, visit our website https://mechair.in/