Information    
 
 
People Images Links  
Join Fruitarians!
 
  •  
 
 
Storing temperatures
Storing temperatures

Storing temperatures

Bacterial growth

From USDA, How Temperatures Affect Food, 2006:

Bacteria exist everywhere in nature. They are in the soil, air, water and the foods we eat. When they have nutrients (food), moisture, time and favorable temperatures, they grow rapidly increasing in numbers to the point where some can cause illness.

Bacteria grow most rapidly in the range of temperatures between 40-140 °F [4.4-60 °C], doubling in number in as little as 20 minutes. This range of temperatures is often called the "Danger Zone." That's why the Meat and Poultry Hotline advises consumers to never leave food out of refrigeration over 2 hours. If the temperature is above 90 °F, food should not be left out more than 1 hour.

Storage temperatures

One of the most common causes of foodborne illness is improper cooling of cooked foods. Because bacteria are everywhere, even after food is cooked to a safe internal temperature, they can be reintroduced to the food and then reproduce. For this reason leftovers must be put in shallow containers, for quick cooling and refrigerated within 2 hours.

Properly handled food stored in a freezer at 0 °F will always be safe. Freezing keeps food safe by slowing the movement of molecules, causing bacteria to enter a dormant stage. Once thawed, these bacteria can again become active and multiply to levels that may lead to foodborne illness. Because bacteria on these foods will grow at about the same rate as they would on fresh food, thawed foods should be handled as any other perishable food.

A temperature of 40 °F [4°C] should be maintained in the refrigerator. In contrast to freezer storage, perishable foods will gradually spoil in the refrigerator. Spoilage bacteria will make themselves known in a variety of ways. The food may develop an uncharacteristic odor, color and/or become sticky or slimy. Molds may also grow and become visible. Bacteria capable of causing foodborne illness either don't grow or grow very slowly at refrigerator temperatures. An appliance thermometer should always be used to verify that the temperature of the unit is correct.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/How_Temperatures_Affect_Food/index.asp
Good post?
0 votes
Actions
Additions
Order by: 
Per page: 
 
  •  Visitor wrote 291 Days Ago (neutral) 
     
    0
    Here's a great site wth information about organic fruit storage and Handling.. http://www.californiafruitgifts.com/organics/storage_handling.asp
     
     Remove 
       
     
    Reply to â–²
     
    2 points
     
  CommentRecord a video comment
 
 
 
 
     
Open Comments

Welcome to the International Fruitarian Network Fruitarians.net - a site about fruitarianism: fruit diet, fruitarian philosophy and lifestyle. You are fruitarian if your diet is based primarily on fresh fruits and seeds (usually 75-100% - 3/4 of the daily caloric intake and up). Let's share our experience and knowledge - unite!



COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2010-2012 by Fruitarians.net All rights reserved.
Each author is solely responsible for her / his own words individually and holds the rights on the published intellectual property.

CITATION
You may cite only 1-3 paragraphs at once of any text on this site without contacting the author
if you don't change the content and add the hyper-links to the original page and to the author's profile.
If you wish to republish more content you must additionally ask for the author's permission.

PRINT
Readers may print our pages on non-wooden or recycled environment-friendly material only for personal use or free sharing.

Contact webmaster.


Fruitarians.net Apple

Aims, Description and Rules



Aims

  1. To create a truthful and versatile informational source about fruitarianism.
  2. To inspire people to eat enough of fresh fruit with solid reasons.
  3. To connect like-minded people and to combine their experiences.



Description

The subject of this site is fruitarianism - a quest for optimal basic food, presumably fruit, and for the best ethical and maintainable way to live on this planet.



The main thing that unite fruitarians of all kinds is that they consider various fresh ripe edible fruits to be such a good food, that they make them to a main element of their diet, usually from 75% of total caloric intake and up. Normally they complement fruits by seeds, but there are many ways to be a fruitarian - for health, environmental and ethical reasons.



We want to gather all fruitarians in one place. If you are a fruitarian, please, represent yourself here (it would take only few minutes). We also invite non-fruitarian folks to support the site, especially scientists, doctors and philosophers) who have something significant to say on the subject.



Fruitarians.net is an open independent platform: most information is freely reachable for all internet users without any need for registration. We are not selling anything, there is no hidden agenda behind the project, and it is privately funded and maintained by a fruitarian. It is independent from any ideology or religion.



This place is for people who are interested in fruitarianism and who find the subject important enough to express their original or thoughtfully adapted ideas and concepts in a courteous manner, and in a nicely organized environment.



We make no difference between people of various backgrounds, genders, ethnicity, income, body shapes and looks, age, philosophical positions, religious believes, sexual behaviors, origin, nationality, etc. Important are your friendliness and your bright mind.



Rules

General Guidelines

  1. Be truthful and polite.
    Provide proof for your statements: only from your own experience, observation or scientific data.

  2. Avoid promotion of goods and services inconsistent with values of fruitarianism.
    If you advise a book, please give a link to it's electronic edition or to the site where it could be acquired used or printed on recycled or non-wooden paper.

  3. Intimidation and imagery of violence are prohibited.
    Unattractive pictures are not allowed either :) Fruitarianism is beautiful.

Specific Rules for Members

Profiles' Data

  1. Profiles are only for real people - one for each individual.
  2. Please, use your photographic portrait as avatar.
  3. Pictures on your profile must represent you personally or illustrate the fruitarian aspect of your life (please upload maximum: 4 at a time).
  4. Links should be relevant to fruitarianism.
  5. All added items should be properly named, described and tagged.
  6. Your profile must contain enough data to be informative for public, otherwise it will be deleted.
  7. Please, use private messaging system with courtesy.
    Messages can be deleted from the secure database after 12 month - save all you need.


Visitors
of the site have access to most site information, can rate profiles and content, assign points to member comments, discuss images and links, subscribe to changes on profiles.

Members additionally can:
  • build a specialized profile with a dedicated URL (fruitarians.net/nickname),
  • add links and images,
  • add comments with rich text, links and embed images to members content, 
  • communicate with each other privately,
  • greet and fave other members or block and report,
  • welcome new people,
  • add friends,
  • explore similar profiles and be notified about new ones by mail,
  • gather favorite images,
  • track changes of the content from your member area or by email.




KEYWORDS
fruits, fruitarianism, fruit diet, fruits and seeds nutrition, ethics, philosophy, fruitarian lifestyle, health, hygiene, fruitarian community, fruitarian friends and partners, fruitarian dating, fruitarian links collection, fruitarian feed, fruitarian twitter @fruitarians, frugivore, frugivorism, vegetarianism, vegetarian, veganism, vegan, raw food, mono-dieting, healthy weight loss, ideal body weight, fruitarian fitness, exercise, training, exercise, ecosystems, environmentalism, environment, ecology, green, orchards, trees, tree, orcharding, agronomy, organic agriculture, garden, gardening, permaculture, food supply, food pyramid, fruitarian tree mind map







Copyright © 2012 Fruitarians.net