The United Kingdom (UK) is the largest fresh-cut fruits and vegetables market in the European Union (EU), accounting for around a third of total EU consumption, IN Germany and Spain, this sector is still in an early stage of development, However, despite the economic crisis, the fresh-cut fruits and vegetables market has grown continually in recent years. Sales of ready-to-eat vegetables in Spain showed an annual increase of 5-6 %, reaching 70,600 and 74,064 tons in 2010 and 2011, respectively (Anonymous, 2013) After this period the Spanish market stabilized, with sales of approximately 77,000 tons recorded in 2013 (Anonymous,2014).