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Influence of packaging treatments on the keeping quality of "Salinas" lettuce.

Author(s) : ARTÉS F., MARTINEZ J. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In naked heads stored in air and in lettuce wrapped in perforated polypropylene (PP), russet spotting and pink rib, the main disorders of lettuce during postharvest, developed. However, in all treatments with sealed PP bags, these disorders practically did not appear. Heart leaf injury and brown stain developed on lettuce sealed in PP bags, particularly after transfer to higher temperature. Pink rib and heart leaf injury mainly appeared in vacuum cooled lettuce. Low O2 was related with high quality score. The best results were obtained in vacuum cooled lettuce packed in PP bags with initital 21.6 g/l O2 and 0 g/l CO2 atmosphere.

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  • Original title: Influence of packaging treatments on the keeping quality of "Salinas" lettuce.
  • Record ID : 1997-2908
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Lebensm.-Wiss. Technol. - vol. 29 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1996

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