Highlights•Packaging is a cost-effective, flexible way to improve fresh-produce cold
chains.•Complex trade-offs in package design ask for an integrated performance …

Approximately 45% of all exports from New Zealand are food products or by-products, and
an estimated 60% of these are exported in the refrigerated state. The leading food sectors in …

Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) Pickering emulsion was prepared and incorporated into
chitosan (CH) coatings (CH-PCNC, 0.1% CNC/3% oleic acid/2% CH) for improving …

Watercored'Fuji'apple with special water core and unique flavor is a characteristic fruit.
However, the problems of water core disappearance and browning in the apples are …

Controlled atmosphere (CA) associated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) or dynamic
controlled atmosphere (DCA) with lower oxygen partial pressures (pO 2), are strategies to …

Southern hemisphere blueberry producers often export their products through extended
supply chains to Northern hemisphere consumers. During extended storage, small …

The purpose of this work was to elucidate the influence of TF (5±5° C, and 5±1° C) and CT
(5±0.1° C served as an isothermal state) storage environment on the antioxidant ability and …

Pickering emulsion coating (CNCP-CH) composed of oleic acid (OA, 1, 2, and 3%, w/w),
cellulose nanocrystal (CNC, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5%, w/w), and 2% chitosan (CH) was optimized …

Energy cost concerns have led to question the temperature and air flow regimes in cool
store facilities. In this paper, a CFD model of the air flow and temperature dynamics inside …

Food warehouses and cold rooms have a significant potential for Demand Response (DR)
application (stop** or reducing the power of fans and compressors of the refrigeration …