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Toona shoots fresh for 60 days

Toona sinensis (Chinese mahogany shoots)Jiangcheng & Jinggu, YunnanInternal trial
60daysTaste unchanged, leaves fresh
Toona shoots fresh for 60 days
60daysAfter treatment
Air onlyHow the Middle East buys it today
The challenge

What stood in the way

Toona toughens and dries out quickly after harvest. It ships by air in foam boxes with ice, or sells locally. Demand in the Middle East is growing, but only small air shipments are possible.

What we did

A process built for this crop

A toona-specific biocell dormancy process.

How it works
01Spring harvest
02Toona process
0360 days
04Sea-ready
The result

What changed

Yunnan toona kept its taste and fresh leaves after 60 days. Planting in Jiangcheng and Jinggu is expanding.

Source & conditionsSynarise internal trial. Results depend on variety, harvest condition, packaging and transit. Route results are confirmed in a trial.
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