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Postharvest Quality and Safety in Fresh-Cut Vegetables & Fruits



S294 - Participant Bio

Elizabeth Baldwin

Title : Research Horticulturist

Institution : USDA/ARS Citrus & Subtrop. Prod. Lab., Winter Haven, FL 33883-1909

Research Topics: Coatings for whole and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables as well as nuts; flavor of whole and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables including sugars, acids, flavor volatiles, and sensory; pre-treatment of whole fruit for effect on fresh-cut shelf life and quality.

Commodities : Apple, tomato, citrus, mango, lychee, papaya, peach, blackberry, and pecans.

Instrumentation : Refractometer, several GC’s for both CO 2/O 2/ethylene and flavor volatiles, mass spec, electronic nose, HPLC (currently set up to run sugars), automatic titrator, Min olta chromameter, the worlds oldest Instron.Some experience in sensory.

Phone: 863-293-4133, x119

e-mail: ebaldwin@citrus.usda.gov

 

 

Photo: Fresh-cut Vegetables and Fruits

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Current Officers:
Past Chair: Yuagang Luo (LuoY@ba.ars.usda.gov)
Chair: Peter Toivanen (ToivonenP@AGR.GC.CA)
Vice Chair: Aubrey F. Mendonca (amendon@iastate.edu)
Secretary: Xuetong Fan (xfan@errc.ars.usda.gov)

Webmaster: Mary Reed (postharvest@ucdavis.edu)