| Autor: |
Steven A. Sargent, Khe V. Chau, Filipa V.M. Silva, Jeffrey K. Brecht |
| Rok vydání: |
1999 |
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| Zdroj: |
Postharvest Biology and Technology. 17:1-9 |
| ISSN: |
0925-5214 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/s0925-5214(99)00026-5 |
| Popis: |
A procedure to maintain desired levels of O2 and CO2 inside packages that are exposed to different surrounding temperatures was designed and tested. This procedure included the design of packages for a high temperature, ambient atmosphere conditions simulating retail display conditions and the use of a controlled atmosphere (CA) environment surrounding the packages at a lower temperature simulating storage or transport conditions. To test the concept, strawberries and snap beans were held at 7°C for 4 days and 19°C for 2 days to simulate mixed storage:transport and retail display at these respective temperatures. The strawberries were stored in jars fitted with a short tube to modify the interior atmosphere; snap beans were stored in commercially available, semipermeable plastic bags. Both package types were placed in a CA of 14.8% O2 plus 8.3% CO2 at 7°C followed by storage in air at 19°C. Under these conditions, it was possible to maintain atmospheres that were close to the desired atmospheres for the products at both temperatures. © 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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