Fruit production data

Maarse, H. and Visscher, C.A. 1989. Citrus fruits. Products 5. In Volatile Compounds in Food. Quantitative and Qualitative Data, TNO-CIVO, pp. 35-99. Food Analysis Institute, Ziest, The Netherlands. 

It can be seen that several fruit products contain banned pesticides. These data suggest that raisins, cantaloupe, and strawberries have the greatest probability of being contaminated with banned pesticides, while some grape, peach, cherry, and prune samples have reported DDE contamination. The vast majority of these fruits were also produced domestically. This means that these pesticides occurred in these products because of past agricultural practices. 

Meteorological stations measure and record the averages and provide a basis for climatic assessment. The climatic conditions of a particular area can be deduced from the general climatic data. These data are summarized in climatic charts, which are a key element in assessing the suitability of an area for fruit production. 

Tomato lycopene and other carotenoids have been used as natural food constituents for a long time without toxicological considerations, in the same manner as other vegetable and fruit products. Lack of sound information regarding toxicology and bioavailability data limits the development of food safety regulations. Further studies are necessary to provide toxicological evaluation of lycopene and information on how lycopene interacts with other constituents. 

A. Levi, S. Gagel, and B. Juven, Intermediate moisture tropical fruits products for developing countries. I. Technological data on papaya, J. Food TechnoL, 75 667 (1983). 

Cruess, W. V. 1935b. Further data on the effect of SO2 in preventing high volatile acidity in wines. Fruit Products J. 16, 324-327, 345. 

Fruits include both true fruits and spurious fruits, as well as seeds of cultivated and wild perennial plants. Fruits are commonly classified as poma-ceous fruits, stone fruits, berries, tropical and subtropical fruits, hard-shelled dry fruits and wild fruits. The most important fruits are presented in Table 18.1 with pertinent data on botanical classification and use. Table 18.2 provides data about fruit production. 

WORLD AND U.S. PRODUCTION. Data for fruit production in the world and in the United States are shown in Fig. F-71 and F-72. 

One common objective of an LSMBS is to refine the estimates of actual exposure of consumers to ingredients or impurities in one or more products. For example, study results might be intended to determine a realistic human dietary exposure to pesticide residues in fresh fruits and vegetables. The advent of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) has produced an enhanced focus on the exposure of children to pesticides. A well-designed and implemented LSMBS would afford the opportunity to delineate better the exposure and risk to children and other population subgroups. The LSMBS would provide consumer-level data at or near the point of consumption, allowing the refined, relevant, and realistic assessments of dietary exposure. 

All gaseous sulfur products obtained as a result of incubation of sulfur-treated fruit were oxidized with alkaline hydrogen peroxide, precipitated as barium sulfate, and counted with a thin window Geiger counter. The peel and peel proteins were oxidized with magnesium nitrate, the sulfur was precipitated as barium sulfate according to standard methods, and counted as in the case of the gaseous products. Counting data, as reported, are fully corrected. 

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