SWEET CHERRY QUALITY AFTER STORAGE IN MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING

Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) in combination with temperature control were investigated for qualify enhancement of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.). `Bing', `Lambert' and `Rainier' cherries (1 kg/pkg/rep) were wrapped in 1 of 3 different MAP films (5,303; 8,900 and 11,286 cc/sq M/24 hrs of O2 and stored at 0 or 4 C for 3 weeks. Post-storage evaluations included both fruit and stem color, fruit firmness, weight loss, soluble solids, titratable acidity, bruising and pitting valuations, respiration rates and visual assessment. MAP films helped maintain fruit and stem color, and fruit firmness, Whereas weight loss and bruising were reduced. Visual assessment was best with fruit in MAP film packages, There was little change in soluble solids and titratable acidity among fruit in the different MAP films. Control (unwrapped) fruit had considerably higher soluble solids and titratable acidity than wrapped fruit. This difference in soluble solids and titratable acidity between control and MAP fruit was associated with a considerable weight loss in the control fruit. Respiration rates of the fruit varied among the different MAP films and was cuitivar dependent. Fruit stored at 0 C had better quality after 3 weeks of storage than fruit stored at 4 C.

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Control of postharvest gray mold rot of modified atmosphere packaged sweet cherries by fumigation with thymol and acetic acid

Canadian Journal of Plant Science ◽

10.4141/p98-108 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 79 (4) ◽

pp. 685-689 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

C. L. Chu ◽

W. T. Liu ◽

T. Zhou ◽

R. Tsao

Keyword(s):

Acetic Acid ◽

Botrytis Cinerea ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Gray Mold ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Gray Mold Rot

Hedelfingen sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) were inoculated with spores of Botrytis cinerea and then fumigated with 30 mg L−1.of thymol, acetic acid, or ethanol for 25 min before sealing in modified atmosphere packages and placing into cold storage. After 10 wk of storage, thymol or acetic acid reduced gray mold rot of B. cinerea inoculated cherries from 36 to 0.5% or 6%, respectively. Ethanol was not effective in controlling gray mold rot. Sweet cherries inoculated with B. cinerea and fumigated with thymol had lower total soluble solids, higher titratable acidity and higher stem browning than other treated or non-treated cherries. Key words: Cherry, fumigation, modified atmosphere packaging, storage, Botrytis cinerea

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The effects of heat treatment and modified atmosphere packaging on the storage stability of noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) fruit

Food Research ◽

10.26656/fr.2017.5(5).762 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 105-115

Author(s):

Nuraisyah Z. ◽

Ezzat M.A. ◽

Radhiah S. ◽

Prima L.

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Shelf Life ◽

Herbal Remedy ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Hot Water ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Morinda Citrifolia ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Black Spots

Noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia L.) is a herbal remedy known for its therapeutic and nutritional value. However, it is perishable and subject to rapid postharvest deterioration that shortens its shelf life during storage. Therefore, this study investigated whether hot water dipping (HWD; 60°C, 1 min) and Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP; carbon dioxide and nitrogen) could prolong noni's shelf life. The noni physicochemical properties such as colour, firmness, weight loss, total soluble solids, titratable acidity and scopoletin content were monitored during six days of storage at room temperature. During storage, the noni skin colour changed from greenish-yellow to translucent yellow, but HWD storage was stopped on day 2 due to black spots' formation. The reduction of weight loss was significantly lowest in both MAP treatments (1.39–1.74%). Among these, N2-based had a significantly higher scopoletin content (27.12 mg/g) and firmness (0.8 N) compared to CO2-based, suggesting that it was the most effective postharvest treatment to efficiently prolong the shelf life and retained the quality and stability of noni during storage.

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Comparison of Devices for Measuring Cherry Fruit Firmness

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.4.723 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 723-727 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

E.J. Mitcham ◽

M. Clayton ◽

W.V. Biasi

Keyword(s):

Specific Gravity ◽

Skin Color ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Testing Machine ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Fruit Firmness ◽

Measurement Reliability ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Testing Performance

The performance of three relatively new nondestructive cherry firmness devices and a penetrometer were evaluated and compared with the firmness testing performance of an Instron Universal Testing Machine. The inherent variability of the nondestructive devices was estimated by repeated measurement of a uniform, symmetrical, and resilient rubber ball. Analysis of residuals from correlations between each device and the Instron from firmness testing on common samples of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) confirmed the relative variability of the nondestructive devices, and estimated measurement reliability of the penetrometer. Subjective firmness sensing by compression of cherries between the fingers of human evaluators proved to be less reliable than the devices tested. Sweet cherry firmness correlated reasonably well with skin color, with the strength of the correlations from each device agreeing with device ranking in terms of firmness measurement reliability. Firmness correlated poorly with soluble solids, titratable acidity, and specific gravity; soluble solids correlated well with specific gravity; and skin color correlated reasonably well with both soluble solids and specific gravity. Fruit surface pit volume, induced by a specific impact force from a ball bearing, correlated relatively well with fruit firmness measured by the penetrometer, but poorly or inconsistently with measurements from the remaining firmness devices.

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Evaluation of the Effect of Different Modified Atmosphere Packaging Box Liners on the Quality and Shelf Life of ‘Friar’ Plums

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.18.2.261 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 261-265 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Celia M. Cantín ◽

Carlos H. Crisosto ◽

Kevin R. Day

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Shelf Life ◽

Cold Storage ◽

Skin Color ◽

Chilling Injury ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Low Oxygen

The influence of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on quality attributes and shelf life performance of ‘Friar’ plums (Prunus salicina) was studied. Plums were stored at 0 °C and 85% relative humidity for a 60-day period in five different box liners (LifeSpan L316, FF-602, FF-504, 2.0% vented area perforated, and Hefty liner) and untreated (control). Flesh firmness, soluble solids concentration, titratable acidity, and pH were unaffected by the box liners. Fruit skin color changes were repressed on plums packed in box liners that modified gas levels and weight loss was reduced by the use of any of the box liners. Plums packed without box liners (bulk-packed) had ≈6% weight loss. High carbon dioxide (CO2) and low oxygen (O2) levels were measured in boxes with MAP box liners (LifeSpan L316, FF-602, and FF-504). Percentage of healthy fruit was unaffected by any of the treatments during the ripening period (shelf life) after 45 days of cold storage. However, after 60 days of cold storage, fruit from the MAP box liners with higher CO2 and lower O2 levels had a higher incidence of chilling injury (CI) symptoms, evident as flesh translucency, gel breakdown, and “off flavor” than fruit from the other treatments. Overall, results indicate that the use of MAP box liners is recommended to improve market life of ‘Friar’ plums up to 45 days cold storage. However, the use of box liners without gas control capability may lead to CI symptoms in fruit cold-stored for longer periods.

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The effect of CO2 concentration on sweet cherry preservation in modified atmosphere packagingtitle not given

Czech Journal of Food Sciences ◽

10.17221/255/2019-cjfs ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (No. 2) ◽

pp. 103-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shaohua Xing ◽

Xiaoshuan Zhang ◽

Hansheng Gong

Keyword(s):

Sweet Cherry ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Co2 Concentration ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Inhibitory Effect ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Storage Device ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Quality Change ◽

Sweet Cherries

The effect of CO2 concentrations on the preservation of sweet cherries in modified atmosphere packaging was greatly different. In the present paper, an accurate gas-regulating storage device was used to set the concentrations of CO2 at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%, respectively (O2 was set at 5% and the remaining parts were filled with N2) to store sweet cherries. Then the quality change of sweet cherries was determined aproximately from –1 to +1 °C and from 80 to 85% relative humidity. The results showed that all six air treatments had a certain inhibitory effect on deterioration of sweet cherries. In particular, the 10% CO2 group could reduce rotting rate, maintain firmness, delay the change of soluble solids and vitamin C, reduce the activity of polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase. This group always had good firmness, nutrition and taste after 120 days of storage. So the 10% CO2 concentration provides suitable gas storage conditions of sweet cherries in modified atmosphere packaging.<br /><br />

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Effect of modified atmosphere packaging on quality of Barhi dates at Khalal stage

International Journal of Food Studies ◽

10.7455/ijfs/9.si.2020.a10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hayder Jumaah Al-Kaabi

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Minimum Weight ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Sweet Taste ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Short Period ◽

Short Time ◽

Air Control

Barhi Dates are an important food and often consumed and sold in the market during the stage Khalal, when the colour is yellow and their taste is sweet with the disappearance of their astringent taste. During the Khalal stage, these dates become physiologically mature with gives the sweet taste. For this reason, they are sold and consumed in a short period of time before these fruits turn into Rutab, a stage at which they lose that distinguishing characteristic. The high moisture, rapid ripening, and delays in transportation or improper storage conditions quickly result in Rutab stage. Thus The Khalal stage lasts for a short time until the fruits get ripe. In the present study, Barhi Khalals were packaged in air (control) and by two types of modified atmosphere packaging: MAP A (5% O2+ 20% CO2 and 75% N2) and MAP B (40% O2+ 20% CO2 and 40% N2). Afterwards, all samples were stored at 5°C for 30 days. On days zero, 10, 20 and 30 of storage, the fruits were evaluated in terms of the changes in the quality indices of weight loss, colour, Total Soluble Solids (TSS), and firmness of the fruits and sensory features. The results showed that the minimum weight loss was 0.45% in modified atmosphere packaging, especially with MAP A and the minimum increase in the TSS was 37.35 Brix° after 30 days of the storage. On the other hand, the results for firmness, colour, and sensory evaluation were better with control packaging.

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Postharvest Quality of Grape Tomatoes Treated with 1-Methylcyclopropene at Advanced Ripeness Stages

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.41.1.183 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 183-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Muharrem Ergun ◽

Steven A. Sargent ◽

Donald J. Huber

Keyword(s):

Ethylene Production ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Fruit Firmness ◽

Soluble Solids Content ◽

Respiration Rates ◽

Total Titratable Acidity ◽

Solids Content

Grape tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. `Santa') harvested at light-red (>90% color) and full-red stages were treated with 1 μL·L–1 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) for 24 hours at 20 °C and stored at 20 °C. After 1 day of storage, fruit harvested at light-red stage treated with 1-MCP had a 56% lower respiration rate than untreated fruit. By day 7, respiration rates of the two treatments had converged at about 2 mL·kg–1·h–1. Ethylene production of light-red stage tomatoes treated with 1-MPC was 24% lower than untreated during storage, with rates converging by day 11. For fruit harvested full-red, 1-MCP had similar effects on respiration and ethylene production, although convergence occurred earlier, by day 5. Subsequent tests were conducted only with fruit harvested at full-red stage, since fruit harvested at the light-red stage had lower soluble solids content (4.3%) than fruit harvested at the full-red stage (5.5%). Several combinations of 1-MCP concentrations and exposure times were applied at 20 °C: 1 μL·L–1 for 24 h, 5 μL·L–1 for 6 or 12 h, 25 μL·L–1 for 6 or 12 h, and 50 μL·L–1 for 6 or 12 h; following the respective pretreatment fruits were stored at 20 °C. 1-MCP pretreatment extended marketable life by 1 d, irrespective of pretreatment regime, where untreated and pretreated fruit remained marketable (<15% of fruit soft, decayed and/or shriveled) for 6 and 7 d, respectively. However, 1-MCP did not affect whole fruit firmness, epidermal color, internal color, soluble solids content (6.5%), total titratable acidity (0.64%), or pH (4.3). In a third test simulating commercial handling procedures, full-red harvested tomatoes were treated with 1 μL·L–1 1-MCP for 24 h at either 13 or 20 °C, stored for 4 d at 13 °C, and then transferred to 20 °C. Under these conditions, marketable life for untreated and 1-MCP-treated tomatoes was 7 and 8 d, respectively.

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Hasat Sonrası Bazı Uygulamaların Autumn Giant Erik Çeşidinin Muhafaza Performansı Üzerine Etkisi

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v8i2.504-510.3070 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 504

Author(s):

Feyza Nur Dursun ◽

Erdinc Bal

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Ascorbic Acid ◽

Salicylic Acid ◽

Fruit Quality ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Storage Period ◽

Ascorbic Acid Content ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Quality Properties

In this study, the effect of postharvest salicylic acid (2 mM), oxalic acid (5 mM), putrescine (2 mM) and calcium (4% CaCl2) applications on storage performance of Autumn Giant plum fruit were investigated. After applications, plum fruits were placed in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and stored for 40 days at 85-90% relative humidity conditions at 0.5±0.5°C. In order to determine the fruit quality characteristics after treatments, weight loss, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, fruit firmness, ascorbic acid, total flavonoids, total phenolics and total antioxidant content analysis were performed at 10 days’ intervals. According to the results, the effect of applications on weight loss was not significant. The maximum decrease in flesh firmness, titratable acid and ascorbic acid content during storage was determined in control fruits. Although fluctuations in the form of increase or decrease in biochemical compounds were generally observed, decreases occurred according to harvest value at the end of storage period. Considering all measurements and evaluations, it was determined that application of salicylic acid and putrescine had a more positive effect on preservation of fruit quality properties and biochemical content of Autumn Giant plum cultivar during storage than other applications.

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COMBINED TREATMENTS OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING WITH AMINOETHOXYVINYLGLYCINE MAINTAINED FRUIT QUALITY IN SWEET CHERRY THROUGHOUT COLD STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus ◽

10.24326/asphc.2019.5.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 13-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saadet Koc Guler ◽

Orhan Karakaya ◽

Medeni Karakaya ◽

Burhan Ozturk ◽

Erdal Aglar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Shelf Life ◽

Cold Storage ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Storage Period ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Hue Angle

The effects of combined aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) treatments on quality attributes of ‘0900 Ziraat’ sweet cherry fruit during the cold storage and shelf life were investigated in this study. Significantly lower weight loss and decay ratios were observed in all treatments throughout the cold storage period as compared to the control. A similar case was also observed referring to the shelf life. MAP treatments were found to be more effective in retarding the weight loss and decay ratio. Higher hue angle values were measured from AVG-treated fruit at harvest. Similarly, hue angle of AVG and MAP-treated fruit were also higher than for the control in all periods of cold storage and on the 7th and 21st day of shelf life. AVG-treated fruit had higher firmness values than the control at harvest. However, higher firmness values were measured from MAP-treated fruit during the cold storage and shelf life. At the end of cold storage, lower SSC and higher titratable acidity values were observed in AVG and MAP-treated fruit than in the control. AVG + MAP treatments yielded significantly higher vitamin C, total phenolics and antioxidant activity values than the control. Contrarily, the control fruit had significantly higher total monomeric anthocyanin than the other treatments. Based on current findings, it was concluded that combined AVG + MAP treatments could be used as a beneficial tool to maintain the quality of sweet cherry fruit throughout the cold storage and shelf life.

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Modified atmosphere packaging extending the storage life of 'douradão' peach

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura ◽

10.1590/s0100-29452011005000006 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 1009-1017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ligia Regina Radomille de Santana ◽

Benedito Carlos Benedetti ◽

José Maria Monteiro Sigrist ◽

Claire Isabel Grígoli de Luca Sarantopóulos

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Cold Storage ◽

Chilling Injury ◽

Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽

Storage Life ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Modified Atmosphere ◽

Perishable Product ◽

Flesh Firmness ◽

Relevant Effect

'Douradão' peach is a perishable product and when cold stored is subject to chilling injury. The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and cold storage on quality and storage life of these peaches. Fruits were packed in polypropylene (PP) trays and placed inside low density polyethylene (LDPE) bags (30, 50, 60, 75 μm thickness) with active modified atmosphere (10 kPa CO2 + 1.5kPa O2, balance N2). The control was made with peaches held in nonwrapped PP trays. Fruits were kept at 1 ± 1 °C and 90 ± 5% relative humidity (RH) for 28 days and CO2 and O2 within packages was monitored every two days. After 14, 21 and 28 days, samples were withdrawn from MAP and kept in air at 25 ± 1 °C and 90 ± 5% RH for ripening. On the day of removal from the cold storage and after 4 days, peaches were evaluated for weight loss, decay incidence, flesh firmness, woolliness incidence, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA) and juice content. The results showed that MAP had influence on reducing weight loss and prevented postharvest decay. MAP of 1-2 kPa O2 and 3-6 kPa CO2 at 1 °C (from 50 and 60 μm LDPE films) were effective for keeping good quality of 'Douradão' peaches during 28 days of storage, the ripe fruits showed reduced incidence of woolliness, adequate juiciness and flesh firmness. Packages of 30 and 75 μm LDPE films were ineffective for reducing woolliness during cold storage. MAP fruits showed lower SSC and no relevant effect on TA. Control fruits did not present marketable conditions after 14 days of cold storage.

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