Tag: fresh

New UF research unlocks the nutritional value and shelf-life potential of passion fruit

by Brad Buck
July 15, 2025

With passion fruit, you get more than just a tasty drink or snack. It’s packed with nutrients like vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants, making it a popular choice for healthier eating. It’s also important to farmers in tropical and subtropical ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Archive, Aroma, Biochemical Markers, Brazil, Citrus Research And Education Center, Consumers, Doctoral Sutdent, Ellen Garcia, Flavonoids, Flavor, Fresh, Juice, Metabolomic, Nutrition, Orange Passion Fruit, Passion Fruit, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Postharvest, Purple Passion Fruit, Raquel Miranda, Snack, Tie Liu, Universidade Federal Do Ceará, Vitamin C, Yu Wang

UF scientists finding new way to keep broccoli – and perhaps other vegetables — fresher, longer

by Brad Buck
May 21, 2024

When consumers go to the grocery store, they want their produce, including broccoli, to look, feel and taste fresh. This desire compels University of Florida scientist Tie Liu to study ways to keep vegetables fresh. In newly published research, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aging Process, Archive, Broccoli, Cold Chain, Controlled Atmosphere, Crops, Fresh, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Brecht, Molecular Mechanisms, Plant Breeding, Postharvest, Produce, Tie Liu

UF scientists plan to lengthen the shelf life of artichokes

by Brad Buck
March 5, 2024

We’re in the heart of Florida’s artichoke season, so when you go to the grocery store, you want this consumer favorite to be ripe and fresh. But the vegetable has a short shelf life – about two days at 62 degrees, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Artichokes, Cultivars, Fresh, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, RNA, Shelf Life, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu

UF scientists start to discover how to keep fruits and vegetables fresher before they arrive at the grocery store

by Brad Buck
September 7, 2023

When you’re perusing the produce section, you’re looking for fresh fruits and vegetables. If not eaten within a few days after harvest, many age quickly and get thrown out, leading to food waste, say University of Florida experts. Fruits ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Aging, Broccoli, Fresh, Grocery Store, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Brecht, Postharvest, Produce, RNA Sequencing, Tie Liu, Vegetables

AI-enhanced system detects bruised strawberries before they get to the grocery store

by Brad Buck
September 8, 2022

If you’re perusing the produce section, you generally seek fresh, pleasant-looking fruit – the kind most consumers want to buy. Usually, that means you see few, if any, blemishes. Fruit bruising has many causes: compression, impact or ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Bruises, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Daniel Lee, Detection, Fresh, Grocery Store, Harvesting, Maturity, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Produce, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Strawberries, Xue Zhou, Yiannis Ampatzidis

What’s in Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 3, 2015

Shelley Swenson is your local Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS Wakulla County. Summer is the perfect time for tropical fruit! Luckily, there are several varieties available fresh from Florida--one of them is guava! ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Archive, Community, Cooking, Environment, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, Food, Food Safety, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fresh Produce, Fruit, FYCS, Guava, Health, Healthy, Mango, My Plate, Nutrition, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s in Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 6, 2015

April showers bring May flowers--and your Fresh from Florida April Shopping List! Shelley Swenson is your local Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS Wakulla County. READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agriculture, Archive, Community, Cooking, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fruits, General Information, Grow, Growing, Local, Locally Grown, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s in Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 17, 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Surprise your family tonight with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables! Spend time with your kids and celebrate by making broccoli or spinach shamrocks. There are all sorts of fun, creative, ideas you and your loved ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Archive, Community, Cooking, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food And Nutrition, Fresh, Fruit, General Information, Growing, Health, Healthy, Natural Resources, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 17, 2015

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Archive, Community, Diet, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food Safety, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fruit, Health, Healthy, My Plate, Nutrition, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Shopping List, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

What’s In Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 4, 2015

Fresh From Florida! Valentine's Day is just around the corner! What better way to impress your sweetheart than with a home-cooked meal--using fresh Florida produce! Your February shopping list is here! Shelley Swenson is your local Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Archive, Community, Cooking, Diet, Educational, Environment, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Nutrition In Action, Food, Food Safety, Fresh, Fruit, Gluten Free, Green Living, Health, Healthy, Living Well In The Panhandle, My Plate, Nutrition, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Shopping List, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Living, Valentine’s, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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