Temperature Monitoring for Lemon Transportation

Transporting perishable goods like lemon is big business because they have the potential to spoil or damage at high temperatures. Freshliance Fresh Tag 10 series single use USB temperature data logger can help you with the storage, transport and preservation of lemons and all kinds of citrus fruits. 

Lemon is one of the most consumed citrus fruit in the world. It is tart, mouth-puckering, and full of flavor in food and drinks! It works as a garnish, as its own drink, lemonade and limoncello, and in soups, sauces, and desserts. This little fruit packs a lot of flavors and is incredibly versatile and riched in vitamin C. Lemon is a perishable foodstuff. The importance of cold chain logistics for the preservation of lemons is key. 

Yellow lemons harvested when dark green has a much longer postharvest life than those picked yellow. Lemons can be stored between 10°C to 14°C. They can be stored for up to 6 months under the right conditions. The ideal temperature for the transport of lemons is between 10-12°C in continuous mode, with a relative humidity between 85-90%. The recommendations for long-term storage do not recommend temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius because of the risk of cold damage. Depending upon the species and variety, all citrus fruits are highly cold-sensitive. The higher is the acid content of the fruit, the greater is its cold-sensitivity. Chilling damage is manifested in lemon in particular by spots on the peel, accompanied by a bitter taste and unpleasant odor, rot and cell wall collapse. Chilling damage is determined not only by the extent to which the temperature has fallen beneath the limit, but also by the length of exposure to this temperature. And temperatures higher than 15°C favour the growth of decay organisms and shorten the storage life. Wet rot is a typical instance.  

Freshliance FreshTag 10TH single use temperature and humidity recorders is robust enough to withstand the rigors of the journey while being compact and lightweight to sit conveniently with shipments. This temperature and humidity recorder for shipping is specially developed for fresh fruits and vegetables transportation. It is ideal for lemon transportation. All parameters including alarm points can be configured on our free configuration software. Once the temperature and humidity out of the alarm range, the alarm symbol will be displayed on the screen and the red indicator will flash once every 10 seconds. On arrival at its destination, after stopping this disposable temperature recorders for shipping, plug it into the computer, and the irreversible PDF&CSV report with graph and table will be generated automatically and quickly without any additional software. The mark and alarm will also show on this report. When transporting temperature and humidity sensitive goods like lemon, it’s crucial that the carrier pay close attention to the details. The shipper will list the specific temperature freight needs to remain during transit. If this temperature setting is altered up or down at all, the freight could be damaged and may be deemed unacceptable upon delivery. This means time wasted and money lost. This report will be the necessary evidence for the product owner and the cold chain carrier if the cold chain performance objection is required.