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Trial Number 2

Trial Purpose:

To conduct performance testing on supplied product and compare with water and related industry product.

Date Run:

07/30/2020

Experiment Procedure:

The soil mixture used a teaspoon of AATCC Carpet soil added to 50 ml of mineral oil and shaken to mix it up. The soil was using a plastic squeeze pipette. Approximately 0.03 to 0.05 grams of soil was added to a precleaned piece of fruit/vegetable. The fruit/vegetable was weighed with the dirt to determine the amount of soil added. The dirty fruit/vegetable was cleaned for 20 seconds using immersion and mild agitations (up and down dunking). Final weights were recorded and the percent soil removal was calculated. Test evaluation was run in triplicate. Water was used as a control. In addition, a panel of three were used to visually rank the fruit/vegetable from best to worst.

Trial Results:

The supplied product was the top performer, removing over 90% of the soil. The qualitative assessment matched the quantitative removal rates.

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed Overall Average Removal
Water 0.0311 0.0106 65.92 63.67
0.0271 0.0068 74.91
0.0277 0.0138 50.18
Rebel Green 0.0543 0.0034 93.74 92.79
0.0254 0.0038 85.04
0.0237 0.0001 99.58
Annie's Pure and Simple Meyer Lemon 0.0462 0.0048 89.61 90.11
0.0227 0.0013 94.27
0.0384 0.0052 86.46
Citrus Magic Veggie Wash 0.0617 0.0158 74.39 67.77
0.0574 0.0221 61.50
0.0660 0.0215 67.42
Fit Organic 0.0419 0.0028  93.32  93.36
0.0325 0.0028  91.38
0.0476 0.0022  95.38

Visual Ranking

Cleaner Visual Rank 1 Visual Rank 2 Visual Rank 3
Water 4 4 4
Rebel Green 1 1 1
Annie's Pure and Simple Meyer Lemon 2 2 2
Citrus Magic Veggie Wash 3 3 3
Fit Organic 1 1 1

Success Rating:

Results suggest a scale-up feasible match for cleaning chemistry and equipment. Pilot plant study with actual parts recommended.

Conclusion:

Fit Organic Fruit and Vegetable Wash was the most effective cleaner, but Rebel Green was as effective in visual ranking and percent removal. 

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