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Find out how we can improve your products

We specialize in extending the shelf life of freshly cut fruit and vegetables and can support you throughout the entire processing process. Our laboratory offers comprehensive evaluation options, the two-stage washing process prepares your produce perfectly, and our antioxidants extend its shelf life.

Extend shelf-life

Our freshness retainer are specially developed to be easy and efficient to use. The cut fruit or sliced fruit is then immersed in the solution for a few seconds, which optimally preserves the freshness, appearance and quality of the fruit.

Increase food safety

Our new innovative wash process for fruits and vegetables significantly reduces bacteria, fungus, and mold using food-grade ingredients, ensuring safety, freshness, and quality without taste or odor residues.

Get results from our laboratory

Food Freshly offers comprehensive test services for fresh-cut processors who wish to evaluate shelf life, organoleptics, sensorial characteristics, and specifically microbial parameters of their produce.

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Extend shelf-life

Our freshness retainer are specially developed to be easy and efficient to use. They are dissolved directly in water, creating a ready-to-use fresh-keeping solution in a very short time. The cut fruit or sliced fruit is then immersed in the solution for a few seconds to ensure even coverage, which optimally preserves the freshness, appearance and quality of the fruit.

Food safety

Our new innovative wash process for fruits and vegetables significantly reduces bacteria, fungus, and mold using food-grade ingredients, ensuring safety, freshness, and quality without taste or odor residues.

Get results from our Laboratory

Food Freshly offers comprehensive test services for fresh-cut processors who wish to evaluate shelf life, organoleptics, sensorial characteristics, and specifically microbial parameters of their produce.Our testing facilities can simulate a wide range of industry-relevant scenarios, including various produce types, cutting styles, packaging formats, and treatment options.

What we do best: extending
shelf-life to over 21 days

Food Freshly is a global partner to fresh-cut processors, dedicated to enhancing the quality, safety, and efficiency of food processing operations. By leveraging innovative, nature-based solutions, we help to maintain the freshness and integrity of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. 
Our nature-based Antioxidants extend the shelf-life of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables to over 21 days.

Apples and pears

Sulfite-free antioxidants for fresh-cut apples & pears: prevent browning, retain natural taste, extend shelf life. Organic-certified options available.

Potatoes

Prevent browning of peeled & cut potatoes without sulfites or preservatives. Shelf life 8–21 days for all cut types. Organic-certified solutions available.

Guacamole

Keep guacamole fresh and green for 8–14 days without sulphites or lemon taste. Added directly as an ingredient — suitable for fresh and frozen applications.

Other fruits & vegetables

Tailor-made antioxidants for any fresh-cut produce. Sulfite-free, 8–21 days shelf life, organic-certified. Contact us for a custom formulation.

Root vegetables

Prevent discoloration of fresh-cut parsnips, carrots & root celery. Sulphite-free antioxidants with 8–14 days shelf life. More effective than fruit acids.

Green Salads & lettuce

Prevent browning & pinking in fresh-cut iceberg, romaine & chicory. Shelf life 8–21 days without modified atmosphere packaging. Sulfite-free solutions.

Banana

Prevent browning in fresh-cut bananas for 8–14 days. Cysteine-free, preservative-free formula — enabling a product once considered commercially impossible.

Eggplant

Prevent rapid browning of fresh-cut eggplant for 8–10 days with sulphite-free antioxidants. Works for all cut types. Organic-certified, EU-compliant.

Avocado

Prevent browning in fresh-cut and IQF avocado for 8–14 days. No lemon taste. Cysteine-free, more effective than citric acid. Organic-certified solutions.

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Food Freshly AFC GmbH

Gütersloher Straße 54

33649 Bielefeld

Deutschland

Telefon: +49 521 96 87 87 0

Email: info@food-freshly.eu

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