INTRODUCTION Worldwide postharvest fruit and vegetables losses are as high as 30 to 40% and even much higher in some developing countries. Reducing postharvest losses is very important; ensuring that sufficient food‚ both in quantity and in quality is available to every inhabitant in our planet. Proper postharvest processing and handling is an important part of modern agricultural production. Postharvest processes include the integrated functions of harvesting‚ cleaning‚ grading‚ cooling‚ storing
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Supply Chain Management of Fruits and Vegetables - A Case Study N T Sudarshan Naidu Abstract India is witnessing rapid changes in retailing with urbanization‚ increase in disposable income‚ changing lifestyle‚ preferences and eating habits of its population. India with diverse agro-climatic conditions offers both opportunities and challenges in retailing of fruits and vegetables. Concentration of production with small and medium farmers in remote areas without proper infrastructure facilities and
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Structured Report on the Health Benefits of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Introduction: The importance of the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables as a means of preventing disease has been known since at least 1747 when a ships surgeon‚ James Lind carried out an experiment which conclusively proved that citrus fruit prevented scurvy. According to Lind‚ scurvy caused more deaths in the British navy than French and Spanish arms combined. He gave some crew members two oranges and one lemon
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7 July 2013 Brain regions where ideas become contagious identified by Will Parker How do ideas spread? Why do some videos go viral? UCLA scientists have taken a first step toward answering these questions by identifying the brain regions associated with the successful spread of ideas. The research‚ reported in the journal Psychological Science‚ has broad implications and could lead to more persuasive advertisements and better ways for teachers to communicate with students. The study suggests
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International SEPT Program‚ University of Leipzig AN ANALYSIS ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF VIETNAMESE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR Name of student: Dinh Kim Quynh Diep Email of Student: dkqdiep@yahoo.com SEPT ID Number: 08-02 Matriculation Number: 3227473 Module Number: 103 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger & Dr. Noor Un Nabi Date of Submission: March 14th‚ 2013 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................
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Why do we need fruits and vegetables? As we already know that metabolism is a chemical process that is necessary for the generation of new cells and for releasing energy by breaking down of the molecules. Metabolism is actually occurring in each and every cell of the body that involves large number of chemical reactions and needs enzymes and compounds including vitamins‚ minerals‚ phytonutrients. Fruits and vegetables contain most of these important nutrients which are necessary for growth and redevelopment
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Exercise 3 Maturity of fruits and vegetables and its effect on the finished product INTRODUCTION For the quality of fruits and vegetables‚ it is important to take into account the maturity and ripeness of the fruits and vegetables at harvest as it determines the postharvest-life and their final quality‚ such as appearance‚ texture‚ flavor‚ nutritive value‚ etc. There is a distinction between maturity and ripeness of a fruit. Maturity is the condition when the fruit is ready to eat or
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n culinary terms‚ a vegetable is an edible plant or its part‚ intended for cooking or eating raw.[1] The non-biological definition of a vegetable is largely based on culinary and cultural tradition. Apart from vegetables‚ other main types of plant food are fruits‚ grains and nuts. Vegetables are most often consumed as salads or cooked in savory or salty dishes‚ while culinary fruits are usually sweet and used for desserts‚ but it is not the universal rule.[1] Therefore‚ the division is somewhat
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the average Filipino eat less vegetable. Consumption of fruits and vegetables remains low‚ particularly among children despite of the benefits that can be gained from eating such. Vegetables are significant sources of essential vitamins‚ particularly vitamin a and c‚ minerals‚ ample fiber and . These are needed by the body in order to achieve proper nutrients. Nutritional inadequacies are a serious problem that most of the people have lack of food supply. Vegetables are very essential to our body
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ELECTRICITY - A Secondary Energy Source A Secondary Source The Science of Electricity How Electricity is Generated/Made The Transformer - Moving Electricity Measuring Electricity energy calculator links page recent statistics A SECONDARY SOURCE Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy‚ like coal‚ natural gas‚ oil‚ nuclear power and other natural sources‚ which are called primary
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