Washing, Cleaning and Trimming

➢ Before fresh fruits and vegetables are marketed various amounts of cleaning

are necessary which typically involves the removal of soil dust, adhering

debris, insects and spray residues.

➢Chlorine in fresh water is often used as disinfectant to wash the commodity.

➢Some fungicides like Diphenylamine (0.1 – 0.25%) or ethoxyquin (0.2 –

0.5%) may be used as post harvest dip to control the disorders

➢For cleaning of some fruit type vegetables (melons, brinjals, tomatoes,

cucumber) they should be wiped with damp cloth

➢Many vegetable need trimming, cutting and removal of unsightly leaves or other vegetative parts.