METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE RIPENING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

• Main Authors: KAUN, Stephen William, KEECH, Amy Louise, FRAZIER, Charles Patrick
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.06.2023
• Subjects: CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT,VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Modulating the ripening of an underripe produce unit at a temperature includes treating the underripe produce unit with a chemical treatment, a physical treatment, or both. The underripe produce unit has a first respiration rate determined at the temperature at a first time and a second respiration rate determined at the temperature at a second time. The first time and the second time are different. The second respiration rate is at least about 10% greater than the first respiration rate at the temperature.