Table 1±. — Temperature changes in vacuum-cooled wet and dry fruits and vegetables 







m 



* 



Container t 



Duration 



of 

 vacuum 

 cycle 



. 



Wet- 



s Dry 







s Temperature of ?Drop 

 : commodity at- t in 



^Temperature of 

 rcommodity at— 

 ^Beginning End oi 

 ■ :of cycle cycle 



tDrop 

 s in 



Commodity 



s Beginning 

 iof cycle 



End of s. tern- 

 cycle spera- 

 :ture 



'' ttem- 



:pera- 



sture 











Minutes 



B F, 



°F. °F 4 



fl F. 



f° 



*£• 



Celery 





Crate 





12 



ft 



38 16 



52 



m 



ii 



Celery 





Crate 





Ih 



62 



UU 18 



56 



Hi; 



12 



Cranberrie 



si/ 



Cellophane 19 

 bag or tray 



71 



6k 7 



72 



68 



u 



Grapes 





Lug 





15 



6U 



51 13 



6U 



51 



13 



Mushrooms 





Basket 





17 



70 



U3 27 



70 



U5 



25 



Strawberries 



Cup 





13 



65 



38 27 



6U 



51 



13 



1/ Unpublished data from Hruschka and Kaufmaa^ 15>5k< 



