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Sensitive Commodities

 
Chill Sensitivity

Most tropical products are subject to chilling injury when transported or stored at lower than recommended temperatures. This damage often becomes apparent after the products warm up.

Products injured may show pitting, discoloration, water soaked areas, and failure to ripen. The following is a list of products that are chill sensitive:
atemoya avocados
bananas
beans
bitter melon
black sapote
boniato
breadfruit
calabaza
calamondin
canistel
cantaloupe
carambola
chayote
cherimoya
cranberries
cucumbers
custard apple
eggplant
feijoa
ginger root
granadilla
grapefruit
guavas
haricot vert
jaboticaba
jackfruit
jicama
kiwano
langsat
lemons
limes
malanga
mamey
mangoes
mangosteen
melons
okra
olives
oranges
papaya
passionfruit
pepion
peppers
pineapples
plantain
pomegranates
potatoes
potted plants
pummel
pumpkins
rambutan
santol
sapodilla
soursop
squash
sugar apple
sweet potatoes
tamarillo
tamarind
taro root
tomatillo
tropical flowers
ugli fruit
watermelon
white sapote
yam