Elevate Your Standards: Quality Improvement Instrumentation Unveiled for Fresh Produce Professionals at Fruit Logistica 2024

Fresh Produce Instruments plays a pivotal role in empowering the fresh produce industry by offering cutting-edge technical instruments. Its mission is to enable businesses to monitor, maintain, and enhance the quality of their fresh produce. The company specializes in providing innovative solutions that address the measurement and control of crucial parameters influencing product quality.

Fresh Produce Instruments is excited to announce its participation in Fruit Logistica, where it will showcase its latest advancements. Join the comapany at Hall 1.2, Stand D-40, from February 7 to 9, to explore its comprehensive range of devices. Immerse yourself in firsthand experiences to witness the exceptional quality and functionality that Fresh Produce Instruments bring to the fresh produce sector. Your visit promises valuable insights into elevating the standards of your produce quality.

Mould, ethylene removal and disinfection for fruits, vegetables and flowers

Initially developed for NASA, now Airocide® is to be used in fresh produce. The technology uses photocatalitic oxidation, the only UV-based technology that does not generate Ozone, which is toxic and harmful. The equipment does not produce any harmful substances, its use is completely safe. This is the reason why NASA uses this technology up to this day. The device meets the requirements of the European Union EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) 2014/30 and Low Voltage 2014/35 directives. The Airocide® technology is cleared by the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) as a Class 2 medical device.

Airocide® eliminates 99.99% of airborne pathogens, mycotoxins, PM2.5, pollen, spores, mold, bacteria, viruses, VOCs, smells, smoke. Additionally units extend shelf life of fresh produce and reduce weight loss for up to 60% (case study on blueberries by Agricultural University of Thessaloniki), for ripen avocados - it extends shelf life for 1 week (experience of Prosol, ABC Westland, NL), for tomato - it prevents mold on the stems of the tomatoes (Nemeskert Kft., Hungary).

Check Airocide® HD-1200 and Airocide® HD TITAN 100 main features.

Ethylene application: Increase your sale with Catalytic Generators!

Catalytic Generators invented and patented the ethylene production process for ripening chambers in 1973. The system consists of a catalytic-type generator that converts a liquid concentrate called Ethy-Gen® II into safe levels of ethylene, a natural plant hormone produced by many fruits, including bananas, tomatoes, avocados, mangos, and pears.

• Easy-Ripe Ethylene Generator, designed for with safety and efficiency in mind, the Easy-Ripe® produces consistent ethylene levels for uniform ripening
• ETHY-GEN® II Ripening Concentrate, powerful, clean, and pure, approved
• The Citrus Generator, emits ethylene in continuous, safe and small amounts to maintain the proper low ethylene concentrations for uniform degreening

Fruit quality analyses and quality control instruments for use in the lab, field and warehouse

Felix Instruments offers a wide range of non-destructive produce quality assessment and precision gas analysis devices.

• F-750 Produce Quality Meter uses near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to estimate quality metrics such as dry matter, Total Soluble Solids (TSS or brix), titratable acidity, and color.
• F-751 Avocado Quality Meter: Based on the original F-750 Produce Quality Meter, the F-751 is specifically engineered to gauge the maturity of avocados via dry-matter assessment.
• F-751 Mango Quality Meter: Using state-of-the-art NIR (near infrared) technology, the F-751 Mango Quality Meter precisely and non-destructively measures dry matter, and brix the mango’s key quality and ripeness indicators.
• F-751 Kiwi Quality Meter precisely and non-destructively measures dry matter, and brix to indicate quality and ripeness using NIR (near infrared) technology.
• F-900 Portable Ethylene Analyzer: provides measurements of ethylene in real time.
• F-950 Three Gas Analyser: measures levels of Ethylene, CO2 and O2 to maintain optimal produce quality at every phase of the supply chain.

SUNFOREST, a Korean developer specializing in NIR spectroscopy technology, is known as one of the leading companies in the field of non-destructive and Chemometric-based measurement instruments for the agriculture industry. Previously, SUNFOREST was the supplier of NIR spectroscopy sensors for non-destructive sorting systems.

• H-100F NIR Apple Brix Meter (model for Pear, Peach, Persimmon, Mango, Citrus, Grape)
• H-100C NIR Avocado dry matter Meter (models for Mandarin, Kiwifruit, Plum, Potato, Corn, Tomato)

Other instruments

• Penetrometer / Fruit Firmness Tester: QA Supplies most popular handheld, fruit firmness tester.
• Fruit Texture Analyzer: The newly redesigned Fruit Texture Analyzer (FTA) measures fruit firmness at the push of a button and stores the results on your PC. Test apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, kiwi-fruit, avocados and more, with quick, easy and reliable results.

Fresh Produce Instruments team is eager to discuss your needs and offer tailored solutions. The company will be glad to meet you in person! Add to your visit list: Hall 1.2, Stand D-40.