What is the Humitrol Product & Service?

Humitrol is a refrigerator filter product made up of naturaly occuring mineral compounds. The filter acts like a sponge to adsorb odors, excess humidity and condensation, pathogens. In addition, Humitrol removes ethylene gas which is the main cause for fruits and vegetables to spoil. By using Humitrol, you control the atmosphere in your cooler, thereby increasing the effectivness of your refrigerator to maintain the best quality of your food products.

Who Uses Humitrol?

Everyone that has a refrigerator can benefit from using our product. Our client list is diverse: Restaurants, Hotels, Country Clubs, Resorts, Cruise Lines, Hospitals & Care Facilities, Schools, Institutions, Produce: growers, retailers, wholesalers, Florists, & Meat markets.

The Natural Role of Ethylene

Ethylene (often referred to as the "death or ripening hormone") plays a regulatory role in many processes of plant growth, development and eventual death. Fruits and vegetables contain ethylene receptors which serve as bonding sites to adsorb free atmospheric ethylene molecules. We have all heard the story of taking a tomato, avocado, or banana, placing it in a paper bag and sealing the end to make them ripen faster. This phenomenon occurs due to the increased levels of atmospheric ethylene contained within the bag. This ethylene which had been released by the produce item serves as a self stimulant after re-absorption to initiate the production of more ethylene. The result is an accelerated ripening, aging and eventual spoilage. A refrigerator is much like a giant paper bag. It remains closed to maintain desired low temperature to preserve produce and other food products, however it serves as a sealed container much like a closed bag enabling the increased concentration of ethylene gas to... accumulate.