3.4.5.6 Precautions during packing:
During packing, fruits should never be packed loosely in order to avoid shaking
of fruits which leads to friction among fruits surface and thereby causing damage. In
wooden boxes or cartons, filling should be done with little pressure so that during
transit period when the volume of the fruits gets reduce due to dehydration and
adjustment of space due to jerks in transit, the pack structure does not get loose.
It is also observed that during the packaging, sharp edges of the packing material
damage the fruits. Therefore, care should be taken so that they do not come out of the
containers, resulting in bruising, puncturing and damaging the fruits.
Similarly, there should not be too much ventilation which can affect the quality
of fruits due to shrinkage, loss in weight, colour, etc.