This is the technology that helps the most delicious fresh fruit

A research team from Canada has found a treatment to extend the life of fruits such as mangoes, blueberries, bananas .

A team from Canada has found a new way to help fresh fruit longer with nanotechnology . Jay Subramanian - professor of fruit selection and biotechnology at Guelph University, and his colleagues developed a treatment method to extend the life of fruits such as mangoes, blueberries, and bananas. . This may be a big step in the fight against food waste.

Food is discarded for many reasons such as rotten or not beautiful. In Canada, food waste is worth up to $ 31 billion per year (2014 data), which is nearly a thousand dollars for every Canadian.

The amount of food wasted in regions around the world (according to 2011 data of FAO).

Subramanian technology uses a solution including nano-hexanal to spray on vegetables. When used with the correct ratio and timing, hexanal slows down the ripening process of vegetables . This is a compound produced by the fruit itself in nature, so Subramanian does not see any major side effects when the fruit is sprayed or immersed in the solution. His team has achieved initial success with vegetables such as broccoli, tomatoes and some flowers. The mango trees are sprayed with the solution to help the fruit keep longer for about 2-3 weeks.

When the fruit begins to ripen, an enzyme begins to break down the cell membrane to allow plant hormone ethylene to enter the fruit crust and initiate the ripening process. But hexanal breaks down the production of this enzyme and keeps the cell structure intact.

In the presence of hexanal, the fruit peel retains its durability so it reacts with ethylene more slowly than usual and makes them fresh longer. More durable shells even help protect fruit from mold during transport.

This will be useful for developing countries when fruit trees are a large industry and a source of food. In fact, 20 to 40% of crop production may be lost because the fruit itself is easily damaged and the transport conditions are not good.

Nanotechnology will help merchants keep fruit shipments longer.

This nanotechnology will help merchants keep fruit shipments longer, preventing the market from saturating leading to low prices. Subramanian said farmers participating in the experiment wanted the technology to be widely available in the market.

This research is funded by Canada's International Food Security Research Foundation. This is only the first step when farmers and food producers have access to technology operating on a very small scale like nanotechnology.

Subramanian said: "This is one of the first studies to use nanotechnology in agriculture. We think this could motivate many studies of nanotechnology in agriculture and the food industry. more".