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THE INFLUENCE OF PACKAGING AND DELAYED COOLING ON THE QUALITY OF FRESH FIGS AFTER REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT.

[In Italian. / En italien.]

Author(s) : ECCHER ZERBINI P., GRASSI M., VACCARI S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

TRADITIONAL PACKAGING OF FRESH FIGS IN WOODEN TRAYS WAS COMPARED WITH PLASTIC BASKETS, MOLDED TRAYS WITH A PLASTIC FILM WRAPPING AND < NESPAK > TRAY. FIGS WERE PACKED AND COOLED 1, 4 OR 8 HOURS AFTER PICKING. DELAYED COOLING INCREASED SOFTNESS OF FRUIT. WEIGHT LOSS WAS REDUCED BY USING A POLYETHYLENE WRAP, THE PERCENTAGE OF MARKETABLE FRUIT WASLOWER IN LARGE CONTAINERS WITH NO SEPARATION BETWEEN THE FRUITS WHERE MOULD CAN EASILY SPREAD. ACCEPTABILITY OF FIGS AFTER TWO DAYS' REFRIGERATED STORAGE WAS BEST IN PACKAGINGS WITH A POLYETHYLENE WRAP, BUT ONLY IF THE FIGS ARE COOLED WITHIN 1 HOUR AFTER PICKING. FIGS IN OPEN OR VENTED CONTAINERS WERE ABLE TO BETTER WITHSTAND DELAYED COOLING.

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  • Original title: [In Italian. / En italien.]
  • Record ID : 1989-1179
  • Languages: Italian
  • Source: Ann. IVTPA - vol. 17
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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