Fruit storage control system DCS

oxygen level

MacView DCS Gas Analyser Techincal specifications -CS Automatic for the best fruit quality -Storing fruit at the lowest O2 level will provide the best fruit quality (source: FBR Wageningen) -Better firmness, better shelf life compared to CA -DCS Automatic is an alternative for DPA -Maximum reduction of scald, skin spots and pit rot -Non chemical treatment -Natural ripening after storage, better taste!! -Better appearance of the product -DCSTM represents a quality label -Guarantees on freshness and quality can be realized on a better way -DCS can be used as an alternative for smartfresh / or be used in combination with smartfresh -Red delicoius: Reducing scald - Preservering the firmness excellent - Better taste - Fresher appearance - Consumers do appreciate the apples better - DCS against age decay and flesh brown - Possible detection of decay -Select a good marker for the lowest oxygen threshold were fermentation will start -Respiration: C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H20 +energy/volatiles -Fermentation: C6H12O6 -> 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2+energy/volatiles -The production of ethanol is a direct marker for the start of fermentation -“Ethanol is the only known direct marker for fermentation” ( Jan Verschoor Senior CA researcher WUR Wageningen) -For this reason we develop the ‘DCS Automatic’ system for measuring the start of ethanol production by fruits during a O2 pull down in steps