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, produce from living plants tends to continue its biological processes. This includes respiration: producing energy from stored carbohydrates, proteins and fats while releasing carbon dioxide and water vapour. – both harmless and ones that can cause disease, called pathogens.
include washing and cleaning after harvesting, transportation and distribution, processing and packaging, and storage. The main thing you need is the correct type of packaging and the correct location – you want to manage moisture loss, decay and ripening. In fact, don't store fruits such as apples, pears, avocado and bananas together, because these fruitsas they ripen, making nearby fruits ripen much faster. That is, unless you do want to ripen your fruits fast.
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