Question

Which post-harvest technology uses ionising radiation, such as gamma rays from a Cobalt-60 source, at carefully controlled doses to extend the shelf life of food commodities by killing insects and their eggs, inhibiting sprouting in bulbs like onion and potato, and delaying ripening, all without a significant rise in the product's temperature?

Q: Answer-Which post-harvest technology uses ionising radiation, such as gamma rays from a Cobalt-60 source, a...

Food irradiation uses carefully controlled doses of ionising radiation, such as gamma rays from a Cobalt-60 source, to extend the shelf life of food commodities by killing insects and their eggs, inhibiting sprouting in bulbs such as onion and potato, and delaying ripening, all through a cold process that does not significantly raise the products temperature, unlike conventional heat-based preservation methods.