A ripening schedule for produce is created and the ripening schedule when implemented at a ripening chamber is effective to control the environmental conditions and the time spent in the ripening chamber by the produce in order to conform ripening conditions of the produce to the target shipping date. The ripening schedule is applied to control ripening conditions in the ripening chamber.

The present application relates to large-scale methods of uniformly coating packaging surfaces with a benzoxaborole compound.

A process to obtain a semi-solid solution to be used as a food coating, obtained from extracts of rosemary and other antioxidant components is disclosed. This process shows various advantages, namely, the obtention of the rosemary extract, which main components are rosmarinic and carnosic acid, and carnosol, are obtained easily without the use of polluting solvents, and showing a good yield and a strong antioxidant capacity. The coating solution has few ingredients and all of them are harmless to human health, beyond being cheap and easy to obtain, allowing the preservation of food in a natural way, without needing additional processing or plastics, in line with many studies that refer this tendency in consumers.

A process to obtain a semi-solid solution to be used as a food coating, obtained from extracts of rosemary and other antioxidant components is disclosed. This process shows various advantages, namely, the obtention of the rosemary extract, which main components are rosmarinic and carnosic acid, and carnosol, are obtained easily without the use of polluting solvents, and showing a good yield and a strong antioxidant capacity. The coating solution has few ingredients and all of them are harmless to human health, beyond being cheap and easy to obtain, allowing the preservation of food in a natural way, without needing additional processing or plastics, in line with many studies that refer this tendency in consumers.

A food/beverage article, comprising: one or more compounds represented by formula (I):

##STR00001## wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group, X represents a direct bond, —CH.sub.2—, —CH═, or —C(═O)—, and Y represents —CH.sub.2—, —CH═, or —C(═O)—, wherein the total of the concentrations of the compounds is 1 ppm or more.

A food/beverage article, comprising: one or more compounds represented by formula (I):

##STR00001## wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group, X represents a direct bond, —CH.sub.2—, —CH═, or —C(═O)—, and Y represents —CH.sub.2—, —CH═, or —C(═O)—, wherein the total of the concentrations of the compounds is 1 ppm or more.

The present invention relates to a browning-inhibiting composition containing a compound represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.21, R.sup.22, R.sup.23, R.sup.24, R.sup.26 and R.sup.27 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and at least one of R.sup.21 or R.sup.23 is a hydrogen atom; when R.sup.23 represents a hydrogen atom, at least one of R.sup.22 or R.sup.24 represents a substituent; R.sup.25 represents a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a substituent; R.sup.22 and R.sup.23, or R.sup.23 and R.sup.24 may be bonded together to form a ring with an oxygen atom and a carbon atom to which these Rs are bonded; R.sup.25 and R.sup.26, or R.sup.26 and R.sup.27 may be bonded together to form a ring structure with carbon atoms to which these Rs are bonded; X represents an oxygen atom or —CH.sub.2—; and a dashed line may represent a double bond.

The present invention relates to a browning-inhibiting composition containing a compound represented by the following formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.21, R.sup.22, R.sup.23, R.sup.24, R.sup.26 and R.sup.27 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and at least one of R.sup.21 or R.sup.23 is a hydrogen atom; when R.sup.23 represents a hydrogen atom, at least one of R.sup.22 or R.sup.24 represents a substituent; R.sup.25 represents a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a substituent; R.sup.22 and R.sup.23, or R.sup.23 and R.sup.24 may be bonded together to form a ring with an oxygen atom and a carbon atom to which these Rs are bonded; R.sup.25 and R.sup.26, or R.sup.26 and R.sup.27 may be bonded together to form a ring structure with carbon atoms to which these Rs are bonded; X represents an oxygen atom or —CH.sub.2—; and a dashed line may represent a double bond.

A food-grade coating composition for controlling pest infestation and pest reproduction on or in food, or both, wherein the composition comprises mixtures containing liquid smoke and at least one of xanthan gum, propylene glycol, alginate, and/or carrageenan, and the composition can be infused into a container to be placed on or around the food.

A food-grade coating composition for controlling pest infestation and pest reproduction on or in food, or both, wherein the composition comprises mixtures containing liquid smoke and at least one of xanthan gum, propylene glycol, alginate, and/or carrageenan, and the composition can be infused into a container to be placed on or around the food.