OneFREZ
An Organic Product
For Fruit & Vegetable Preservation
OneFREZ is a bio organic product for treating fresh fruits and vegetables for storage and transport for retaining freshness, flavour, taste and nutritional qualities. This claims that the edible bio organic OneFREZ improves the freshness of harvested fruits and vegetables under unpacked or packed condition in storage for at least 2 to 3 times more duration at ambient temperature. OneFREZ will protect Freshness of fruits and vegetables during storage and long-distance transport from considerable loss and spoilage. OneFrez retains firmness, freshness, texture, crispness, nutritive value and flavour as good as freshly harvested from plant. OneFREZ will enable farmer’s produce to reach marketplace while still retaining its freshness.
Limitations of Present Technology
Cold preservation is inadequate and expensive to meet the requirement of farmers, agricultural vendors and consumers. On the other hand, although packaging is important to keep the freshness of fruits and vegetables during transport from grower to consumer market, but it can’t stop ripening and spoilage. Easy, low cost new post-harvest preservation technology using edible chemicals, biomolecules, biomaterials with no toxicity, no organoleptic changes of fresh harvests, minimum energy requirement during storage will provide an excellent tool in the hands of producers and exporters so that the harvest from the farmers field should reach the distant consumers in different continent retaining its full freshness and quality.
Mechanism of Action of OneFREZ
The treatment with OneFREZ sustains the molecular function of cells in the harvested fruits and vegetables. It acts as co factor in DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, repairing of damaged DNA and promotes cell division and cell growth of the harvested fruits and vegetables. OneFREZ prevents death of fruit skin cells and enzymatic degradation of cell wall thus retains freshness and delays ripening and inhibits spoilage at post harvest stage. OneFREZ inhibits the action of calcium carbide(releases acetylene), which is used widely for ripening climacteric fruits. OneFREZ is non toxic and edible, which helps restore cell division, cell growth, cellulose, hemicelluloses, pectin synthesis in the harvested fruits and vegetables. This method efficiently retains the freshness of fruits by inhibiting internal or external factors responsible for ripening or spoilage during storage and transport. OneFREZ minimizes the need for refrigeration during transport and the treated fruits and vegetable have a long shelf life. This approach is green, non-toxic and has no influence on climate change, and provide an opportunity to cut down cold storage costs.
Method of Application
1.Spray on the surface of fruits and vegetables
OneFREZ @ 10ml/ litre of water is dissolved in a container and filled in sprayer. Fresh fruits and vegetables are sprayed with OneFREZ aqueous solution on the surface of fruits and vegetables. The treated fruits and vegetables will be air dried (e.g., in shade) for a few minutes to remove the adhered water. The treated fruits and vegetables can be packed in a polymer package (e.g., polyethylene packet) for storage and transport at normal temperature. The freshness, natural texture, crispness, aroma and taste of treated fruits and vegetables can be retained for weeks without any undesirable changes. When treated fruits and vegetables are stored at low temperatures (e.g., refrigerator) the shelf life can increase significantly.
2.Spraying on fruits and vegetables at pre-harvest stage
OneFREZ @ 10 ml/litre of water should be sprayed directly on growing fruits and/or vegetables, or on the plants by mechanized spraying, or hand sprayer or through sprinkler (e.g., 1-7 days before harvesting). Treated fruits and/or vegetables can retain freshness for long periods of time.
After harvesting another dose of OneFREZ @ 10 ml/litre will enhance freshness during storage, transport and retailing without keeping the treated fruits and/or vegetables in a cold storage condition.