What Conditions Does Truffle Requires During Transportation
Truffles require a certain temperature during transportation due to their fast process of corrupting. Freshliance Fresh Tag 10T single use USB temperature data logger can record the temperature during the cold chain and generate a report after the trip. This will help you reduce loss and ensure the fresh truffle is sent to the customer.
Truffles are edible spores that grow on an underground fungus in the family of Tuberaceae. They’re often confused with mushrooms, but they're technically not the same species — mushrooms grow above ground, while truffles grow underneath the surface. Considered a gourmet delicacy by many in the culinary world, truffles are extremely hard to source and lose their potency quickly once they’ve been harvested. These factors make them one of the most expensive foods in the world. Depending on the variety, Italian white truffles are generally the priciest, they can sell for as much as $4,000 a pound. Truffles are best enjoyed when they are fresh, and the longer they are exposed to air the faster their aroma and taste fade.
Truffles’ two worst enemies are time and moisture. Truffles emit their aroma continually until it is totally exhausted; the rate accelerating on exposure to air. Either the strong pervasive truffle aroma vaporises and disappears or it permeates any other absorbent items kept in close proximity. At the same time the truffles will also dehydrate. Considerable care is thus required with their storage. For the short-term storage of your truffles, it is best to refrigerate them at a temperature of 35.5°F – 37.5°F (2°C - 3°C). Prior to refrigeration, they should be individually wrapped in paper towels, and stored in an airtight container. The paper towels absorb water, so you should make sure to change the paper towels at least daily, if not more often.
Freshliance FreshTag10T single-use USB temperature sensor is robust enough to withstand the rigors of the journey while being compact and lightweight to sit conveniently with shipments. This disposable temperature recorders for shipping is ideal for truffles. This gauge monitors heat-sensitive products throughout the logistics process (transport and storage). With reliable accuracy of ±0.5℃, the temperature gauges are a very useful tool to control and check that our products have not gone above a certain temperature. All parameters, such as logging interval, alarm points can be configured on our free configuration software. Once the temperature is 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 usb temperature data logger, 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. You can preset the password for the safety of report. The mark and alarm will also show on this report. This logger also support temporary report reading. This report will be the necessary evidence for the product owner and the cold chain carrier if the cold chain performance objection is required. The global perishable supply chain is complex with many handoff points. Our core technologies, coupled with our cold chain expertise, help retailers, restaurants, growers, suppliers, shippers and exporters mitigate food waste while helping ensure only the freshest and safest products reach consumers.
