Preserving Peanut Quality Under Hermetic Storage
Peanuts travel long distances and often remain in storage for extended periods. During that time, quality loss is a persistent concern. Rising free fatty acids, flavour deterioration and mould risks
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Seeds
Seeds reach their highest value at harvest maturity, when germination and vigour peak. Preserving that quality over time is essential to bridge seasons, manage demand fluctuations and protect future yields.
Once harvested, seeds immediately begin a natural process of deterioration. Without proper storage, oxygen, moisture and temperature accelerate biological activity, reducing germination capacity and vigour. Conventional storage solutions often rely on cold rooms, which require high investment and ongoing energy costs. At the same time, seeds are vulnerable to insects, pests, moisture uptake and cross contamination from surrounding materials. Effective seed preservation therefore depends on precisely controlling the storage atmosphere, temperature and relative humidity, while keeping conditions stable across different environments and storage durations.
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The VacQPack solution for seeds
Viability protected
VacQPack preserves seeds using bulk-sized Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) that creates a low-oxygen, controlled environment inside high-barrier liners. Vacuum reduces oxygen to safe levels, limiting oxidation and slowing biological activity, while controlled atmosphere conditions tolerate optimal seed moisture without condensation or germination. Unlike cold storage, VacQPack uses temperature as an active tool rather than a limitation, allowing natural storage temperatures without loss of seed viability. Proven in seed crops such as soybean and sesame, VacQPack protects germination potential, reduces energy costs and provides a flexible, residue-free alternative for long-term seed conservation.
- Consistent product quality and taste
- Reduced food loss and waste
- Full control over product safety
- Optimized total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Non-chemical, organic treatment
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Best practice
Learn how customers across different commodities use VacQPack as a best practice for quality protection. By applying natural MAP, they prevent insects, control moisture, and safeguard product value throughout storage and transport.
Particularly on humid and hot areas, problems like condensation, variation of moisture content, oxidation and in some cases insect infestation, are common on the difficult task of keeping the quality of soybean seeds during storage.
The refrigeration is the conventional technique for preservation, but it requires a great deal of investment on infrastructures and implies significant expenditures on energy. Besides, once the seed leaves the refrigeration mode, gets again vulnerable and enters in a rapid degradation process.
Infisght from our research expert
Marie-José
Research Expert
m.vanlitsenburg@vacqpack.com
Our research Expert Marie-José translates scientific studies into practical MAP insights, helping producers safeguard quality from origin to arrival.
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