06/15/2026
Cilantro, spinach, and celery are cold-tolerant leafy greens traditionally stored using natural cold storage methods. However, this approach often leads to heavy losses due to fluctuating outdoor temperatures after storage. Small-package...
06/12/2026
Vacuum packaging removes air from the package headspace, but it cannot remove oxygen dissolved in the food itself or oxygen that permeates through the packaging film over time. Oxygen absorbers — chemical or enzymatic systems placed insi...
06/05/2026
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) — also called gas-flush or protective atmosphere packaging — replaces the air inside a sealed package with a precisely controlled gas blend. The three workhorse gases are carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and ...