5.5 Months
Achievable Cold Storage/Shipment at 0°C (32°F)
Advanced Modified Atmosphere/Modified Humidity Packaging Solutions for Shelf-Life Extension
Kiwi is a climacteric fruit with a relatively long storage potential when handled properly, but faces significant challenges during extended storage and distribution. Common postharvest issues include premature softening and ripening, weight loss from dehydration, loss of flesh firmness, and susceptibility to decay organisms such as Botrytis cinerea. Kiwi packaging needs to be able to address these challenges.
Xtend® bulk packaging solutions protect kiwi during extended storage and shipment to distant destinations, reducing dehydration and shriveling, reducing the risk of microbial decay, and inhibiting the biosynthesis and action of ethylene, thereby slowing fruit softening and ripening.
Xtend® also provides companies receiving kiwi packaging with more leeway. They can store for the produce longer and supply upon demand, knowing the kiwis will arrive in prime condition to their customers. Our kiwi packaging is lean and sustainable, and a fully recyclable packaging of 25 μm gauge.
