Tag: treatment

UF study: Consumers like shelved tomato juice more than a refrigerated product

by Brad Buck
December 7, 2021

Tempted by the tangy taste of tomato juice? Consumers may prefer a product sold from grocery store shelves over a minimally pasteurized refrigerated product, but only by a small margin, new University of Florida research shows. Researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Flavor, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Heat, Pasteurization, Paul Sarnoski, Refrigeration, Sam Hutton, Taste Panels, Tomato Juice, Tomatoes, Treatment, UF Sensory Lab

UF scientists to probe downstream ecological impacts of stormwater ponds

by Brad Buck
March 16, 2021

Florida teems with rain. Depending on where you live, you might get 40 to 60 inches annually. That rain must go somewhere. Enter Florida's 76,000 stormwater pods. When it rains, the water runs off the land, bringing chemicals, lawn debris and ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: AJ Reisinger, Biscayne Bay, Debris, Drain, Flood Control, Manatee County, Nutrients, Rain, Rivers, Stormwater, Stormwater Pond, Stormwater Runoff, Tampa Bay, Treatment, Water Bodies

Heat brings out antioxidants, increases red in tomatoes

by Brad Buck
December 17, 2020

Turn up the heat, and get more nutrition from your tomato, University of Florida researchers say. Furthermore, when you buy a tomato, it will be about as red as it can be, thanks to the UF/IFAS methods deployed for the study. The findings ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Antioxidants, Carotenoids, Heat, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Brecht, Lycopene, Packing, Phenolics, Red, Tomatoes, Treatment

University of Florida researchers find promising new treatment in fight to beat citrus greening

by Brad Buck
May 6, 2020

By RUTH BORGER GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered another possible solution to the plague of citrus greening that is impacting Florida’s citrus groves. This new information adds to the growing portfolio ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Claudio Gonzalez, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Treatment

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