Fruits and vegetables

Flake ice is used in direct contact, or more frequently, mixed with cold water to pre-chill fruits or vegetables. This pre-chilling consists in removing the heat contained in the vegetable products during the harvest. It reduces metabolic processes and bacterial action thereby prolonging conservation in the warehouse as well as product freshness. The blend of water and flake ice washes residues, dust from the fields and impurities from pre-chilled products that look cleaner, fresher and more appealing.

• The following products are concerned: broccoli, asparagus, artichoke watercress, lettuce, corn, radishes, endive, celery, carrots, cantaloupe, escarole, apples, cherries, oranges, peaches, pineapple, grapefruit, pears, etc.