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Safety of Fruits and Vegetables with EFresh(R)

Everyone agrees on the importance of eating more fresh fruits & vegetables. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables is important to maintaining good health. The vitamins and minerals in fruit and vegetables can help reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes.

Since fresh fruits and vegetables are not cooked, anything that is left on them after they come into contact with other things will be consumed. As these travel through the Food Supply chain,changes take place in their food structure. This includes micro-organisms in organic manure and in the water used for irrigation and initial rinsing, microbes on the hands of the people who pick the product, the containers and vehicles used to store and transport it.

Occasionally,fruits and vegetables get contaminated with harmful bacteria or viruses which are commonly called as pathogens. Contaminated fruits and vegetables if consumed can cause food borne illness. Common symptoms are nausea,vomiting,diarrhea,headache etc.

Efresh(R) device measures the freshness and palatability of food products. The process involves a nondestructive method which includes applying an electrical circuit to the fruits and vegetables and measuring the electric values that corresponds directly to the freshness of the food product. Vitality index is the measured value which is compared to the scale of that type of food to grade the results.

The quality, value and nutrient density of the food is what matters the most to all of us. Fresh fruit and vegetables are tasty and satisfying to eat and are essential in providing the necessary vitamins, minerals and fiber in our diet. Let’s enjoy their wide variety everyday as part of a healthy diet.

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Cellular Architecture Of Food

EFresh® is based on a simple and straightforward concept that utilizes electricity to illustrate the cellular architecture of food (or any biological entity). By seeing the condition of the cells in food we can understand how fresh it is as the changes in freshness occur first in the food cells. Each food has a unique average value of cellular health when it is harvested and that number declines over time based upon how long, how well it is kept and how well it is packaged.

EFresh® uses a medical diagnostic technique called impedance plethysmography to illustrate the cellular architecture of food. By applying a safe and highly controlled electrical circuit to food (or any biological entity) the characteristics of electrical conduction are measured and illustrate directly the physiological and anatomical make-up of foods. The number and quality of cells is what changes over time to illustrate freshness and palatability. The vitality and health of the cells is highest at harvest or slaughter, as you would expect; diminishing and changing over time. The ability of the cell membrane to hold an electrical charge illustrates the number and quality of the cells.

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Our Technology

The technology works in any biological entity essentially by illustrating a very early occurring level of cellular architecture, the cell wall membrane, in the hierarchy of physiology. This level occurs prior to those seen using lab studies, imaging techniques and physical signs; so we are able to provide better information sooner. As it turns out the ability of a cell to hold an electrical signal is proportional to its health and vitality so without any mathematical manipulation we are able to see prognosis; the presence/severity of disease, the effectiveness of treatment, the cumulative burden of illness and the timing of non-acute death. In foods we are able to determine freshness, palatability (tenderness-juiciness-flavorfulness) and if the foodstuff has been previously frozen.

The study is non-invasive/destructive, provides immediate results and is economically applied. Both our products PrognostiCheck(R) and EFresh(R) are based on this technology.

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