What is Cold Storage?
It is the process of marketing, transporting, and storing vegetables and fruits harvested from the field or garden without spoilage or decay, until they are consumed.
Cooling is applied to food in cold storage at a specific temperature and humidity; this ensures that the fresh appearance, aroma, taste, and vitamin content of the food are preserved as close as possible to their natural state.
It is essential for all investors who possess innovative thinking and for all investors who sell their products at value price in order to generate profit.
Cold Storage Features
Cold Storage Conditions
Perishable goods storage facilities are equipped with refrigeration equipment and insulated to protect them from external conditions; temperature and humidity conditions can be adjusted according to the type of product being stored.
In facilities like these, maintaining quality is the responsibility of the physical distribution and marketing organization.
Harvested fruits and vegetables largely retain their freshness when stored under appropriate conditions. Suitable pastilles allow for the adjustment of temperature and relative humidity.
If optimal storage conditions are provided, each fruit and vegetable has the opportunity to last only for a limited time.
This period varies from a few days to 5-6 months.
In controlled atmosphere cold storage, the air composition changes in a way that increases the shelf life of the product. Oxygen decreases and carbon dioxide increases compared to the amount in normal air.
All products that are stored in cold storage and refrigerated in the normal way can also be stored in these warehouses.
The main environmental conditions affecting the storage of agricultural products are temperature, humidity, air composition, air movement, ventilation, and air pressure.
Minimizing Storage and Harvest Losses