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Shelf-life Assessment on European Cucumber Based on Accelerated Temperature–Humidity Stresses

Published:2023-02-19 Issue:4 Volume:13 Page:2663
ISSN:2076-3417
Container-title:Applied Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Sciences

Author:

Rodriguez Borbon Manuel Ivan¹,Sohn Hansuk¹,Delgado Efren²^ORCID,Fuqua Donovan O.³^ORCID,Rodríguez Medina Manuel Arnoldo⁴,Tlapa Diego⁵^ORCID,Baez-Lopez Yolanda⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Industrial Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

2. Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Food Science and Technology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

3. Department of Accounting and Information Systems, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

4. Graduate School, Ciudad Juarez Institute of Technology, Chihuahua 32310, Mexico

5. Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada 22860, Mexico

Abstract

The supply chain has been significantly impacted recently, and as a result the handling of products at the delivery and supply stage is of great importance. Currently, the agronomic industry is one of the most studied, but the reliability of harvests is not usually evaluated. This study uses a novel reliability analysis with an accelerated life test to expose the European cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to accelerated temperature and humidity conditions. The objective is to observe the effect of both factors on the deterioration of the product. The analysis includes a degradation analysis to determine the significant factors causing degradation, followed by an accelerated life test (ALT) to determine the product’s shelf life. Finally, through the development of a reliability model, storage times for cucumbers under normal storage conditions are predicted.

Funder

US Department of Agriculture

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2663/pdf

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