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Postharvest Quality and Safety in Fresh-Cut Vegetables & Fruits



S294 - Participant Bio

Charles Sims

Title: Professor

Institution : Food Sci. & Human Nutrition Dept., U. of Florida

Commodities : strawberries, melons, tropical fruits (mango, carambola, others), tomatoes, corn, peaches, grapes, eggplant

Research topics : Effects of pre-harvest variables on quality of fruits and vegetables, effects of processing (primarily cut, juices) on quality of fruits and vegetables. Emphasis is on sensory characteristics and changes, color changes, and pigments.

Instrumentation : Trained sensory panel, consumer sensory panel, HPLC, GC-olfactory, Instron, colorimeters, other

e-mail:cas@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu

 
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)