How to display fruit and vegetables is crucial for successful sales. The appearance of leafy greens and seasonal vegetables is synonymous with sales and approval. A fruit and vegetable counter that presents crunchy products, never softened or withered and above all that do not undergo weight loss, is one of the flagships of a successful exhibition. How many times, when choosing a lettuce, carrot or artichoke from the boxes on the counter, have they softened in your hands? Did you then proceed to purchase? Certainly not.
Any fruit and vegetable displayed in the Shopping Center undergoes rapid deterioration due to lack of humidity, induced by the air conditioning and heating system. The environment has an average humidity equal to or less than 50% while vegetables, in order not to perish, need humidity higher than 75%. The following table shows the weight loss value of some product categories:
| Products | Daily weight loss | Weight loss with humidification | Weight loss reduction | Product appear. change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranges | 0.45% | 0.22% | 51.11% | Minimo |
| Avocado | 0.38% | 0.08% | 79.62% | Minimo |
| Broccoli | 7.55% | 0.75% | 90.07% | Sostanziale |
| Artichokes | 4.05% | 0.58% | 85.68% | Notevole |
| Carote | 4.65% | 1.61% | 65.38% | Sostanziale |
| Cauliflower | 2.04% | 0.41% | 79.90% | Notevole |
| Cabbages | 1.39% | 0.28% | 79.86% | Notevole |
| Brussels sprouts | 3.47% | 1.54% | 55.62% | Notevole |
| Strawberries | 2.43% | 1.11% | 54.23% | Sostanziale |
| Big mushrooms | 12.09% | 4.58% | 62.10% | Drammatico |
| Small mushrooms | 12.06% | 5.90% | 51.04% | Drammatico |
| Lettuces | 7.05% | 0.92% | 86.95% | Drammatico |
| Lemons | 1.17% | 0.36% | 69.23% | Minimo |
| Peaches | 3.38% | 2.23% | 34.09% | Notevole |
| Tomatoes | 0.23% | 0.07% | 69.30% | Minimo |
| Grapefruits | 0.64% | 0.21% | 67.19% | Notevole |
| PPlums | 0.83% | 0.41% | 49.79% | Notevole |
| Radishes | 5.88% | 2.94% | 50.00% | Drammatico |
| Celery | 3.08% | 1.29% | 58.12% | Sostanziale |
| Grape | 1.46% | 0.73% | 50.00% | Notevole |
Up to now a coarse solution has been used which consists in wetting the products by spraying them with water in an approximate way. This is due to a second problem: the rotting of the product placed in the bottom of the exposure boxes. We can therefore deduce that low humidity and too much water are both limits to keeping the product in the right conditions. What’s the remedy? Simple: nebulization as widespread humidification and without producing moisture
Each display of fruit and vegetables is different so the Neo Tech system will consist of a control unit with high pressure pump, polyamide or AISI304 steel pipes and high pressure nebulizer nozzles. The useful space to allow the correct evaporation without the effect being dispersed or, on the contrary, getting excessively wet, can vary between a distance of 50cm up to 150cm depending on the intermittence of the desired effect. The system is automatic and with a thermo-hygrometric regulation probe it acts in coherence with the ambient conditions. The ductility of the high pressure lines allows a conformation that can be modified without difficulty. Using the Contact Us section below, you will be contacted and informed about the feasibility and costs of this innovative and effective system
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