Development of Value-added Products from Scarred Spaghetti Squash

加拿大上午辣椒有限公司是一个第四代家庭农业经营的艾尔默，安大略。作为新鲜农产品的种植者、运输商和包装商，他们种植了40多种不同的蔬菜和水果，年产量遍布西半球。农业综合企业面临的一个关键挑战是在生产、加工和零售过程中产生的食物浪费。在 ** 加拿大，大约9%的食物浪费发生在球场上，另外11%发生在零售店，因为产品 ** 由于视觉缺陷而被认为是秒。Can-AM Peppers的核心产品之一，意粉南瓜，有一个 ** 严重的食物浪费问题，因为一个叫做疤痕的问题，一个用来识别有视觉皮肤缺陷的产品的术语。Can-AM Pepper专注于将原本会成为食物垃圾的意大利南瓜变成增值的消费包装商品，从而实现持续增长。该项目的目标是通过优化加工技术，在保持可接受的保质期的同时，从意大利面南瓜 ** 秒中创造新的、创新的、增值的产品。这些产品将使Can-AM能够增加收入，产量和效率，因为它们扩展到新的和有利可图的市场。该项目的结果将有助于安大略省水果和蔬菜部门的盈利能力和可持续性，并提供 ** 全年的收入，这将有助于确保Can-AM Pepper的生存能力。

Can-AM Pepper Company Ltd is a 4th generation family farming operation based out of Aylmer, Ontario. As a grower, shipper and**packer of fresh produce, they grow more than 40 different vegetables and fruits and have annual production throughout the**Western Hemisphere. A key challenge in agri-business is food waste, which occurs during production, processing and retailing. In**Canada, approximately 9% of food waste occurs on the field with an additional 11% occurring at retail stores due to produce that**are considered seconds because of visual imperfections. One of Can-AM Peppers core products, spaghetti squash, has a**serious food waste problem due to an issue called scarring a term used to identify produce with visual skin imperfections.**Can-AM Pepper is focused on continued growth by turning spaghetti squash that would otherwise become food waste into valueadd,**consumer packaged goods. The goal of this project is to create new, innovative, value-added products from spaghetti squash**seconds by optimizing processing technologies that will provide desirable functionality, while maintaining acceptable shelf-life.**These products will allow Can-AM to increase revenue, yields, and efficiencies, as they expand into new and lucrative markets.**The results of this project will contribute to the profitability and sustainability of Ontarios fruit and vegetable sector and provide**year-round revenue that will help to ensure the viability of Can-AM Pepper for generations to come.