date:Jun 17, 2014
growers, because blueberries are often sold by volume.
The natural coatings can allow fresh blueberries to be washed and prepared as ready-to-eat products. Most blueberries in stores are unwashed because rinsing them removes their natural waxy coating that preserves the fruit.
Normally, blueberry leaves fall to the ground as waste, said Zhao, a food science and technology professor in OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences. We've discovered a use that can change how the berries are stored, so