BACKGROUND Mushrooms are the only non-animal food source of vitamin D. Wild mushrooms have naturally high vitamin D(2) content, and cultivated mushrooms produce vitamin D(2) from ergosterol when exposed to supplementary UV-B during the post-harvest phase. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the effects of providing supplementary UV-B during the growth phase on vitamin D(2) formation and the in...

The awareness and knowledge of postharvest losses at the farm level is still very low, so it necessary to conduct research determine application technology level. was conducted from January December 2017 in Minahasa, North Minahasa South districts. results study showed that each stage treatment varied 5% conventional 1.92% introduced technology. use BB shelling tools with an operating time 9 mi...

The effects of genetic, pre-harvest (season of harvest, spear diameter, spear portion and spear tip color) and post-harvest factors (storage and domestic preparation practices, e.g., peeling and cooking) on total phenolic, flavonoid and ascorbic acid content of white asparagus spears and their correlation with antioxidant capacity (DPPH and FRAP) were studied. Results showed that genetic materi...