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MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING TO EXTEND THE SHELF LIFE OF TOMATOES.

Author(s) : GEESON J. D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

AN EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM WAS USED TO COMPARE THE ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND RH WHICH DEVELOPED WITHIN SEALED PACKS AND TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF THESE CONDITIONS ON THE RATE OF RIPENING AND SENSORY QUALITY OF TOMATOES. IN PACKS SEALED WITH SEVERAL PVC FILMS OR WITH K-RESIN (A BUTADIENE-STYRENE COPOLYMER), AN ATMOSPHERE CONTAINING 3-9% CO2 + 3-9% O2 DEVELOPED WITHIN CIRCA 3-4 DAYS AT 283 OR 285.5 K (10 OR 12.5 DEG C). RIPENING WAS RETARDED, BUT CONTINUED NORMALLY AFTER THE PACKS WERE PERFORATED. IN PACKS SEALED WITH LESS PERMEABLE FILMS, THE INTERNAL ATMOSPHERE EQUILIBRATED TO 10-18% CO2 + 2% O2, RESULTING IN COMPLETE INHIBITION OF RIPENING, A HIGH INCIDENCE OF ROTTING AND TAINTING OF THE FRUIT.

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  • Original title: MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING TO EXTEND THE SHELF LIFE OF TOMATOES.
  • Record ID : 1986-1069
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Food Technol. - vol. 20 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1985
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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