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fresher fruit, vegetables and flowers
fresher fruit
21 days kept at room temperature
(purchased from grocery store)
• Fruit will last longer as respiration levels are reduced by
removing the ethylene in the air
• Reduction of pigment synthesis and degradation (Chlorophyll) through the process of the
ripening hormone found in ethylene
• Spores and bacteria are oxidized due to the powerful action of the potassium permanganate
with the pH level of 9.2. Most bacteria cannot survive this level
• Due to the high absorbing components of the granules, it is safe to mix fruit during
storage and transport
fresher vegetables
Hass Avocado purchased at a RSA grocery store as "ready to
eat"
• Using the Bi-On granules, vegetables will maintain their colour and texture
• Water loss is reduced (undesirable ripening and softening) increasing the shelf-life
• Fungi and bacteria: botrytis, penicillin, etc is oxidized due to the powerful action of the
potassium permanganate. The pH level of 9.2 kills most micro-organisms
• Due to the high absorbing components of the granules, it is safe to mix fruit and
vegetables during storage and transport
fresher flowers
• Respiration levels for flowers are drastically reduced by removing the ethylene gas
(ripening hormone)
• "Sleepiness" is a process triggered by ethylene whereby the blooms fail to open in certain
flowers (eg. Carnations)
• Bulb flowers (tulips, dahlias and daffodils) suffer from bud necrosis, shoot and root
deformities…as part of the negative effect of ethylene
• By removing ethylene, shelf life has effectively been increased through exporting flowers
by sea freight
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Contact Us
Cape Office:
tel. +27 (44) 533 0201
fax. +27 86 212 6667
fax. intl. +27 (44) 533 2811
P.O. Box 1967, Plettenberg Bay 6600
Gauteng Office:
tel. +27 (11) 807 9999
fax. +27 86 212 6667
fax. intl. +27 (11) 234 7541
info@samadis.co.za
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Useful Links
www.bioconservacion.com
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