Development of corrugated cardboard packaging systems for fruit and vegetables

• Grant number: 98/01283-4
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE
• Start date: April 01, 1998
• End date: September 30, 1999
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agricultural Engineering - Process Engineering of Agricultural Products
• Principal Investigator: Luis Fernando Ceribelli Madi
• Grantee: Luis Fernando Ceribelli Madi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos (ITAL). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Company: Associação Brasileira de Papelão Ondulado (ABPO)
• City: Campinas

Abstract

The Brazilian fruit and vegetable market, in addition to being highly competitive and risky, displays a high index of product loss (in the order of 12.3 million tons). Therefore, it is essential not only to produce fruit and vegetables of high quality, but also to adopt correct techniques of handling, packaging and transport, so that the products reach the consumer in the best possible state of conservation and so that a reduction is achieved in the index of loss. Thus, it is indispensable to use packaging systems suitable for each type of product. The objective of this project was to develop packaging systems appropriate for seven types of fruit and vegetable products and suitable for our distribution and transport system. Corrugated cardboard combines several characteristics as a packaging material for market gardeners and was to be used in the project. In addition to the packaging, the project also sought to develop seven technical manuals, one for each product, presenting the systems developed. (AU)