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Trial Number 4

Client Number 466

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the effectiveness of Rebel Green's Fruit and Veggie Clean product against the comparative product, Beaumont Product's Veggie Wash and water as a control, in removing a soil-and-oil mixture from produce.

Date Run:

06/15/2026

Experiment Procedure:

Initial weights were recorded for nine snow peas and nine cherry tomatoes, with three replicate substrates tested per product and tap water as a control. Produce samples were contaminated by placing them in a container with a soil mixture of five teaspoons of Miracle-Gro Organic Potting Soil, 500 mL of water, and one milliliter of mineral oil, then shaking the container for 30 seconds. Dirty weights were recorded after contamination. The contaminated snow peas and cherry tomatoes were then cleaned in a 1:10 dilution of each cleaner for 30 seconds using immersion and mild agitation with a stir bar to simulate swishing. The produce air dried at room temperature (68F) before final weights were recorded, and percent soil removal was calculated.

Initial weights were recorded for nine snow peas and nine cherry tomatoes, with three replicates of each substrate tested per cleaner and for the tap water control. Produce samples were contaminated by placing them in a container with a soil mixture consisting of five teaspoons of Miracle-Gro Organic Potting Soil, 500 mL of water, and one milliliter of mineral oil. The container was shaken for 30 seconds to coat the produce, and dirty weights were recorded after contamination.

The contaminated snow peas and cherry tomatoes were cleaned for 30 seconds using immersion and mild agitation with a stir bar to simulate swishing. Samples treated with Rebel Green and Veggie Wash were cleaned using a 1:10 dilution of each cleaner, while control samples were cleaned with tap water under the same conditions. The produce was allowed to air dry at room temperature, approximately 68 °F, before final weights were recorded. Percent soil removal was then calculated.

Trial Results:

Product Substrate Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. % Cont Removed Average % Removal Overall % Removal
Rebel Green Snow Peas 0.5645 0.0319 94.35 96.19 95.74
0.5595 0.0239 95.73
0.6134 0.0092 98.50
Tomatoes 0.1410 0.0069 95.11 95.28
0.2051 0.0101 95.08
0.1339 0.0058 95.67
Veggie Wash Snow Peas 0.5929 0.0319 94.62 95.32 95.32
0.6206 0.0223 96.41
0.5295 0.0269 94.92
Tomatoes 0.1659 0.0079 95.24 95.33
0.1972 0.0092 95.33
0.1873 0.0086 95.41
Tap Water Snow Peas 0.3139 0.0418 86.68 89.30 81.53
0.3735 0.0160 95.72
0.2111 0.0306 85.50
Tomatoes 0.0491 0.0128 73.93 73.76
0.0366 0.0096 73.77
0.0454 0.0120 73.57

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

Rebel Green performed as well as the comparative product, Veggie Wash, and demonstrated greater contaminant removal than the tap water control under the conditions tested.

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