Fruit and Vegetable Processing Laboratory

This is a specialized research and development facility that focuses on the processing, preservation, and quality control of fruits and vegetables. This laboratory plays a critical role in developing new methods, improving existing techniques, and ensuring that processed fruits and vegetables retain their nutritional value, flavor, texture, and safety. It is equipped with advanced tools for processing, testing, and analyzing raw and processed fruits and vegetables to meet food safety standards and consumer preferences. The facility also focuses on the application of cutting-edge techniques to preserve food while maintaining its safety, nutritional quality, and sensory properties. In this laboratory, a variety of non-traditional and advanced preservation methods are explored and tested to improve the shelf life, quality, and safety of food products. These techniques often aim to provide alternatives to traditional methods like heat processing (e.g., canning or pasteurization) and reduce the reliance on chemical preservatives.