Modified atmospheres: storage and packaging of vegetables.

Conservation et conditionnement des légumes sous gaz.

Author(s) : BACCAUNAUD M.

Type of excerpt: Book chapter

Summary

This article gives a concise overview of what readers need to know about controlled and modified atmospheres used for vegetables. The specific actions of various gases such as ethylene, CO2, O2, CO, O3, etc. are analyzed: effects are concentration- and species-dependent. Plastic-film packaging and passive and active modification of atmospheres are described.

Details

  • Original title: Conservation et conditionnement des légumes sous gaz.
  • Record ID : 2001-1902
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: General information
  • Source: Technologie des légumes.
  • Publication date: 1999
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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