Farmsoft quality control
Cucumber quality inspection app
Cucumber QC for growers, packers and importers: length, diameter, shape, colour, firmness and defects scored per lot, with chilling and ethylene risk tracked through storage.
AI assisted defect scoring from photos
Live results visible to office, sales and suppliers
PDF QC report e-mailed automatically
100% of inspections linked to lot traceability
Cucumber quality checks
| Test | Measured as |
|---|---|
| Length | cm by type – slicer, English/telegraph, Lebanese, pickling |
| Diameter | mm |
| Shape | straight / crooked / nubbin |
| Colour | dark green / yellowing |
| Firmness | hand score |
| Wrap / seal | shrink-wrap integrity for long English |
Cucumber defects to score
- Yellowing (ethylene or age)
- Chilling pitting and water-soaked areas
- Crooked and misshapen fruit
- Shrivel
- Bruising and scars
- Soft rot
Standards: USDA U.S. Standards for Grades of Cucumbers; UNECE FFV-15. Cucumbers are on the FDA Food Traceability List.
Storage conditions
| Temperature | 10–12.5 °C |
|---|---|
| Relative humidity | 95 % |
| Typical storage / shelf life | 10–14 days; chilling injury below 10 °C |
Typical commercial ranges; confirm against your variety and customer spec.
QC at every stage
- Incoming / receival Check every supplier delivery before it is accepted; reject or downgrade with photos.
- Pre-pack Confirm the lot meets the pack spec before it goes on the line.
- Post-pack Sample finished cartons for weight, grade, label and defects.
- Storage Re-inspect lots held in cool or controlled-atmosphere storage.
- Pre-shipping Final check on the pallet; the report travels with the shipment.
- Customer claims Link a claim to the original inspection, photos and temperatures.
How Producepak runs cucumber QC
- Inspection templates per crop, customer and stage – your own tests, limits and scoring
- Photos on every sample, with AI-assisted defect detection
- Pass, downgrade or reject with automatic e-mail to the supplier or customer
- Results linked to the lot, pallet, PO and invoice for traceability
- Supplier and grower quality scorecards over time
- Works on phones and tablets in the packhouse, cool room and field
Questions
What does a cucumber quality inspection check?
Length, Diameter, Shape, Colour, Firmness, Wrap / seal. Each test has its own limits and scoring, set per customer and pack.
What are the most common cucumber defects?
Yellowing (ethylene or age), Chilling pitting and water-soaked areas, Crooked and misshapen fruit, Shrivel, Bruising and scars, Soft rot.
What temperature should cucumber be stored at?
10–12.5 °C at 95 % relative humidity; 10–14 days; chilling injury below 10 °C.
Which standards apply?
USDA U.S. Standards for Grades of Cucumbers; UNECE FFV-15. Cucumbers are on the FDA Food Traceability List.
Can suppliers see the result?
Yes. The inspection report, with photos, can be e-mailed to the grower or supplier automatically when the inspection is completed.
Sources and further reading
- postharvest.ucdavis.edu – produce facts sheets
- freshproduce.com – commercial storage of fruits vegetables and floral
- ams.usda.gov – vegetables
- unece.org – FFV Standards
- fda.gov – food traceability list
- agris.fao.org – agris search
- hort.purdue.edu – cucumber
- researchgate.net – 230253116 Cucumber quality A review
- freshpoint.com – commodity cucumbers
- actahort.org – research article
- frutas-hortalizas.com – Postharvest Cucumber
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