Modified-atmosphere packaging of fresh-cut sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.).

Author(s) : ERTURK E., PICHA D. H.

Summary

Fresh-cut sweet potato products have the potential to create new value-added market opportunities. To determine optimum film packaging and storage temperature, fresh-cut sweet potato slices were packaged with semipermeable polyolefin films, having different gas transmission characteristics and kept at 2 or 8 °C for 14 days.

Details

  • Original title: Modified-atmosphere packaging of fresh-cut sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.).
  • Record ID : 2005-2041
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 2002
  • Source: Source: Acta Hortic./Proc. int. Conf. Sweet Potato, Food Health Future, Lima
    n. 583; 223-230; 20 ref.