WP3 Fresh products, Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) stabilization treatment, sensory and consumer optimization, shelf life, packaging.
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The WP aims to characterize and select the most suitable plant materials for citrus transformation aiming to reduce costs and increase efficiency of industrial process used. The goal is: improving the fresh fruit quality to have citrus minimally processed finished products of high quality; identifying the best consumer and market proposal (packaging, label, nutritional claim) by consumer tests
- Varieties selection, elimination of non-edible parts.
- First field transformation to avoid quality losses.
- Minimal packaging to avoid food contamination during transport and commercialization (plastic, paper, trays, boxes, cardboard…).
- Increase of shelf life of fresh / raw products. Shelf life studies also by means of consumer preference (survival analysis).
- Control of pests, pesticides and fertilizers wastes.
- Sanitization and microbiological contamination. Quality control. Other contaminants.
- Optimization of transport conditions: humidity, temperature, green antifungal treatments, atmosphere control inside the containers / lorry.
- Sensory and consumer analysis, identification of the market needs (packaging, label, nutritional claim) by consumer tests.