FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Freshness is a holistic attribute of a food product, with meaning that most often includes how recently produced or harvested a food currently is, to what extent it has been preserved, and it is the opposite of stale or spoiled.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quality factors for fruits include the following-maturity, firmness, the uniformity of size and shape, the absence of defects, skin and flesh color. Many of the same quality factors are described for vegetables, with the addition of texture-related attributes such as turgidity, toughness, and tenderness.

Detailed explanation-3: -Check the characteristic signs of freshness such as bright, lively color in the vegetable and look to see if the vegetable is crisp and free of soft spots. Vegetables are at their peak during their harvest season, this is also when vegetables are the most affordable to purchase.