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On-farm modified atmosphere packaging of sweet cherries.

Author(s) : SKOG L. J., SCHAEFER B. H., SMITH P. G.

Summary

Three sweet cherry cultivars were stored for 2, 4 and 6 weeks in an on-farm cold storage facility. Temperatures ranged between 1 and 3 °C. Three modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) films composed of polyolefin with oxygen permeabilities of 3000, 7000 and 16500 ml m-2 (24 hours at 23 °C) were evaluated. The test films were compared to the grower's standard practice of packing the cherries in an unsealed, non-permeable but perforated bag. The cherries were pre-cooled prior to packaging. MAP improved the storage quality of all three cherry cultivars, although results were quite variable. Weight loss was highest for the control, ranging from 0.45 to 5.5%. Weight loss was significantly lower for the MAP packaged fruits with minimum differences between films. Overall, the MAP films with the lowest oxygen permeabilities produced the best results.

Details

  • Original title: On-farm modified atmosphere packaging of sweet cherries.
  • Record ID : 2005-0218
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 2003
  • Source: Source: Acta Hortic./Proc. int. hortic. Congr., Toronto
    n. 628; vol. 1; 415-422; 4 ref.

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