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Plant-based coatings

“Natural-Powered Life Extension for Fruit”

VitaFreshTM Botanicals is a proprietary, plant-based portfolio of fruit protection solutions for a wide variety of crops from citrus to avocados to mangos.

Our plant-based edible coatings offer new opportunities for retailers, helping to influence consumers’ enjoyment of fresh, tasty produce. They are turnkey and easy-to-apply, as part of regular packinghouse operations. AgroFresh provides customers with all the necessary application equipment and expertise.

VitaFresh Botanicals coatings have exceptional quality, thanks in part to our ISO 9001 “quality management system” certification, and provide an array of functional fruit protection benefits.  Our coatings are sustainable and created using certified ISO 14001 “environmental management system” standards. VitaFresh Botanicals represents another step forward in AgroFresh’s decades-long commitment to providing the most innovative solutions to extend produce shelf life, reduce food loss/food waste and deliver superior eating experiences to consumers.

  • Benefits for packers

    • No packing line modifications are required
    • Application flexibility: spraying and dipping
    • Extend shelf-life: delays ripening, reduces dehydration and weight loss
    • Protective effect: control growth of pathogens
    • Energy savings: full drying within minutes
    • Reduce food loss

  • Benefits for retailers and distributors

    • Maintain fruit quality between harvest and store arrival
    • Extend retail shelf-life
    • Maintain quality and healthier appearance
    • Reduce food waste

  • Benefits for consumers

    • Based on plant extracts
    • Easier than ever to enjoy fresh, tasty produce (no impact on taste, flavor or aroma)
    • Longer shelf life at home
    • Improved appearance of fruit

Plant-based coatings

VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Life Select

A step forward for avocado freshness. Organic post-harvest edible coating for tropicals. VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Life Select helps enhance freshness, resulting in better firmness, weight loss control and extending 2-4 days the fruit shelf life. With a versatile use, the application can be adapted to fit your process and preferences, effective in preserving freshness before and after ripening.

This protective coating is indicated for citrus.

Plant source: organic carnauba tree

Special features:

  • Extend shelf life in ready to eat and ready to buy stages
  • 50% waste reduction
  • Better overall appearance
  • Organic Certificated by CAAE in Europe
  • Vegan Certified by European Vegetarian Union (UVE)
CAAE
Vegan Label
USDA Organic
VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Life Select

VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Life Ultra

VitaFresh Botanicals Ultra Life

Post-harvest edible coating for high value segments. This solution offers uniform coverage, a light natural shine, reducing transpiration and respiration. VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Life Ultra maintains the natural appearance of fruits, increasing freshness, avoiding weight loss due to dehydration, and delaying the aging of the fruit.

This protective coating is indicated for avocados, citrus, apples, papayas and mangoes.

Plant source: Carnauba tree

Special features:

  • Innovative process generates smaller particles for superior coating coverage and fruit protection
  • Dries quickly, creating a sustainability benefit of decreased energy usage and lower cost operational efficiencies

Developed by Embrapa Instrumentation (part of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), QGP Química and UFSCar (the Federal University of São Carlos – Brazil)

VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Protect

Post-harvest edible coating that protects the skin of the fruit, increases fruit firmness and maintains weight, presenting a better texture and a natural shine.

This protective coating is indicated for citrus, pome fruit and stone fruit.

VitaFreshTM Botanicals – Protect can be applied by any application technology that ensures good distribution on fruit surfaces: dipping, drenching or spraying.

Plant Source: Sugar Plants

Special features:

  • Provides a natural appearance
  • Clean, hydrated, healthy and superior quality skin maintained even after extended periods of storage.

VitaFreshTM Botanicals – SoftFruit

Post-harvest edible coating ideal for fruits with sensitive skin such as stone fruit. It Reduces dehydration and the development of skin disorders.

VitaFreshTM Botanicals –SoftFruit has a good distribution, allowing a uniform coverage of the fruit. Its highly concentrated formulation provides operational efficiencies (more tons treated per liter used).

This protective coating is indicated for Stone fruit, especially plums and nectarines.

Plant Source: Sunflower (Helianthus sp.)

Special features:

  • Certified vegan by the European Vegetarian Union
  • Generates consumer marketing benefit opportunities including “clean label” (No “E” number required)
Vegan Label
VitaFreshTM Botanicals – SoftFruit

For further technical, commercial and other information please contact the AgroFresh Account Manager in your region.

VitaFreshTM Botanicals plant-based coatings are the right pick for these crops:

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