FEATURES OF THE FRESHBAG ASPARAGUS
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No loss of fresh weight
The storage of water in the FRESHBAG® provides the vegetables with sufficient moisture.
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No lignification
The FRESHBAG® prevents the vegetables from drying out and thus avoids lignification and loss of quality.
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Increased flexural strength
Due to the protected storage, the asparagus does not lose its firmness even after several days.
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Easy handling
With the FRESHBAG®, the vegetables are safely packed in just a few steps.
For even more flexible handling
USE
1. Soak in water
2. Everting
3. Insert the asparagus
4. Pull up and tie
EFFECTIVENESS- SCIENTIFICALLY CONFIRMED
In FRESHBAG®, the asparagus can survive 11 days of storage at 2 °C in a cold store and 4 days at 22 °C without loss of fresh mass. The Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Cultivation in Großbeeren/Erfurt has awarded FRESHBAG® a quality-preserving effect. Under various storage conditions, there was no loss of fresh mass, no dry cuts, no lignification near the cuts, and increased flexural strength.
* Excerpt from the final report "Testing the quality-preserving effect of a new type of packaging for asparagus spears", August 2003, Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Cultivation, Großbeeren/Erfurt.