enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ripening - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripening

    Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem

  3. Decomposition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decomposition

    Decomposition or rot is the process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter such as carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars and mineral salts. The process is a part of the nutrient cycle and is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biosphere .

  4. Food spoilage - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_spoilage

    The process of decomposition beyond the point of human appeal. Signs of food spoilage may include an appearance different from the food in its fresh form, such as a change in color, a change in texture, an unpleasant odour, or an undesirable taste. The item may become softer than normal. If mold occurs, it is often visible externally on the ...

  5. Retting - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retting

    Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, facilitating the separation of the fibre from the stem. [1] It is used in the production of linen from flax stalks and coir from coconut husks.

  6. Food preservation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_preservation

    International legislation on whether food may be irradiated or not varies worldwide from no regulation to a full ban. [27] Approximately 500,000 tons of food items are irradiated per year worldwide in over 40 countries. These are mainly spices and condiments, with an increasing segment of fresh fruit irradiated for fruit fly quarantine. [28] [29]

  7. Monilinia fructicola - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monilinia_fructicola

    Fruit rot appears as small, circular brown spots that increase rapidly in size causing the entire fruit to rot. Greyish spores appear in tufts on rotted areas. [ 4 ] Infected fruit eventually turn into shrivelled, black mummies that may drop or remain attached to the tree through the winter.

  8. A gold or platinum record doesn’t just happen: Even if an album, single or EP passes 500,000 (gold) or 1,000,000 (platinum) sales or their streaming-age equivalent, it must be certified by the ...

  9. Penicillium digitatum - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillium_digitatum

    Penicillium digitatum (/ ˌ p ɛ n ɪ ˈ s ɪ l i əm ˌ d ɪ dʒ ɪ ˈ t eɪ t əm /) is a mesophilic fungus found in the soil of citrus-producing areas. [1] [2] [3] It is a major source of post-harvest decay in fruits and is responsible for the widespread post-harvest disease in Citrus fruit known as green rot or green mould.