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Record 1 2007-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
CONT

If the fruits are picked when still "green" (though fully mature), they must undergo a bleaching or degreening process to bring out the orange or yellow color in their rinds.

OBS

degreen: To remove green color from (as citrus fruit) by subjection to a specific concentration of ethylene at a specific temperature and relative humidity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
DEF

Opération de traitement des agrumes qui permet de transformer la couleur verte de leur peau en une couleur qui leur donne l'aspect d'agrumes mûrs (cas des oranges, notamment).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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