358 Quality of Fresh-cut Onions

Sweet onions (Allium cepae) were diced or sliced, ringed with sodium hypochloride solution (50 ppm) for about 2 min, and drained. After that, they were packaged in perforated polyethylene package and stored in an air and controlled-atmosphere (2% O2 and 5% CO2) room at 1 °C for 5 and 10 days. Weight loss, fungus infection, surface discoloration, flavor and taste, ethanol content, TSS, pH, firmness, and electrolyte leakage were determined after storage. Based on weight loss, fungus infection, surface discoloration, flavor and taste, ethanol content, TSS, pH, firmness, and electrolyte leakage, controlled-atmosphere storage, onions diced exhibited better quality retention than those that were stored in air. The overall quality of discs was better than slices. Onion stored for 10 days showed higher weight loss, more fungus infection and surface discoloration, off-flavor, bad taste, higher ethanol content, lower TSS content, less firm and higher electrolyte leakage than those stored for 5 days. So, the quality of fresh-cut onion disks can be maintained properly in a controlled atmosphere with reduced oxygen and elevated carbon dioxide up to 10 days.

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412 Quality of Packaged Fresh-cut Cantaloupe

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.34.3.515a ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 515A-515

Author(s):

A. Hakim ◽

A. Purvis ◽

M. Khatoon

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Electrolyte Leakage ◽

Storage Time ◽

Controlled Atmosphere ◽

Fungus Infection ◽

Lower Weight ◽

Lycopene Content ◽

Fresh Cut ◽

Sodium Hypochloride

Cantaloupe at commercial stage of maturity were sliced, i.e., prepared as minimally proceed, rinsed with or without sodium hypochloride solution (50 ppm), and drained. They were stored in perforated polyethylene package (PE) at 1 °C in air and controlled atmosphere (2 % O2 and 5 % CO2) for 5 and 10 days. Fresh-cut cantaloupe slices were analyzed initially and after 5 and 10 days of storage for weight loss, lycopene content, fungus infection, flavor and taste, TSS, pH, ethanol, firmness, and electrolyte leakage. Fruit stored in CA exhibited lower weight loss, higher lycopene content, less fungus infection, better flavor and taste, more firmness, higher TSS content, and lower electrolyte leakage than store in air. When compared to fruit treated with sodium hypochloride, lower lycopene content, higher fungus infection, inferior flavor and taste, more softness, and higher electrolyte leakage were detected in fruit that were not rinsed with sodium hypochloride solution. Extended storage time resulted in higher weight loss, increased fungus infection, bad taste, off-flavor, more softness, lower TSS content, and higher leakage value. This study indicates that it is possible to extend the shelf-life of fresh-cut cantaloupe slices from 5 to 10 days if kept at 1 °C in 2% O2 and 5% CO2 in PE package.

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Microbiological and Physiological Attributes of Fresh-Cut Cucumbers in Controlled Atmosphere Storage

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/jfp-19-618 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 83 (10) ◽

pp. 1718-1725

Author(s):

YABO WEI ◽

YANYAN ZHENG ◽

YUE MA ◽

JUNMAO TONG ◽

JIAN ZHANG ◽

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Keyword(s):

Respiration Rate ◽

Electrolyte Leakage ◽

Chlorophyll Concentration ◽

Control Group ◽

Controlled Atmosphere ◽

Cucumis Sativus L ◽

Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽

Fresh Cut ◽

Atmosphere Storage

ABSTRACT Fresh-cut cucumbers are popular worldwide, but they are prone to spoilage due to tissue damage caused by processing. The effects of controlled atmosphere storage (CAS) at 3% O2 and 7% CO2 or 8% O2 and 2% CO2 on microorganisms and the quality of fresh-cut cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Chinese Long) at 4°C and 90% relative humidity were investigated in this study. The results showed that compared with the control group, both controlled atmosphere treatments maintained chlorophyll concentration, appearance, and color of fresh-cut cucumbers effectively; inhibited respiration rate and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) activity; delayed the decrease in firmness and the increase in relative electrolyte leakage; and inhibited the growth of microorganisms on cucumbers during storage. On day 10, the chlorophyll concentration and firmness of cucumbers stored at 3% O2 and 7% CO2 was 1.15 and 1.04 times that of cucumbers stored at 8% O2 and 2% CO2, respectively. Respiration rate, relative electrolyte leakage, polyphenoloxidase activity, peroxidase activity, and levels of total bacteria, coliforms, and Pseudomonas spp. at 3% O2 and 7% CO2 were 19.79, 6.01, 5.45, 88.50, 18.07, 16.14, and 19.76% lower than at 8% O2 and 2% CO2, respectively. In conclusion, storage at 3% O2 and 7% CO2 was effective in inhibiting microorganisms and maintaining the quality of stored fresh-cut cucumbers. HIGHLIGHTS

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PHYSIOLOGY AND QUALITY OF FRESH-CUT MANGO IS AFFECTED BY LOW O2 CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE, MATURITY AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2003.600.131 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 833-838 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

H. Izumi ◽

T. Nagatoma ◽

C. Tanaka ◽

S. Kanlayanarat

Keyword(s):

Storage Temperature ◽

Controlled Atmosphere ◽

Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽

Fresh Cut ◽

Atmosphere Storage ◽

And Storage

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Effects of Postharvest Curing, Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, or Low Oxygen/High Carbon Dioxide Storage Atmospheres on Quality of Short-day Onions

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.25.5.639 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 639-644 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Manish K. Bansal ◽

George E. Boyhan ◽

Daniel D. MacLean

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Controlled Atmosphere ◽

Controlled Atmosphere Storage ◽

Heat Curing ◽

Storage Methods ◽

Atmosphere Storage ◽

And Storage ◽

Better Than

Vidalia onions (Allium cepa) are a branded product of southeastern Georgia marketed under a federal marketing order. They are short-day, yellow onions with a Granex shape that are susceptible to a number of diseases postharvest, limiting the amount of time they can be marketed. Postharvest treatments and storage methods can help extend their marketability. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate these postharvest treatments and storage conditions on quality of three Vidalia onion varieties: ‘WI-129’, ‘Sapelo Sweet’, and ‘Caramelo’. All varieties were undercut, then either harvested immediately (zero cure), field cured (2 days), or forced-air heat cured (3 days at ≈37 °C) when judged mature. ‘WI-129’, ‘Sapelo Sweet’, and ‘Caramelo’ represent early, midseason, and late varieties, respectively. Bulbs were then sorted and stored in refrigerated storage [0–1 °C, 70% relative humidity (RH)], sulfur dioxide (SO2) (1000 mg·L−1 in 2010 and 5000 mg·L−1 in 2011, one time fumigation) followed by refrigeration, ozone (O3 (0.1–10 mg·L−1; continuous exposure, 0–1 °C, 70% RH), or controlled-atmosphere storage [3% oxygen (O2), 5% carbon dioxide (CO2), 0–1 °C, 70% RH]. After 2 and 4 months, bulbs were removed from storage, and evaluated after 1 and 14 days for quality and incidence of disorders. ‘Caramelo’ had the lowest percent marketable onions after curing in 2010, while ‘WI-128’ had the lowest percent marketable onions in 2011. There was a rain event immediately before harvesting ‘Caramelo’ that may have contributed to low marketability in 2010. Heat curing improved marketability for ‘Sapelo Sweet’ and ‘WI-129’ in 2010 compared with no curing. In 2011, heat curing resulted in more marketable onions for ‘Sapelo Sweet’ compared with no curing. Curing had no effect on ‘Caramelo’ in 2011 and field curing had the greatest percent marketable onions for ‘WI-129’ in 2011. In 2010, controlled-atmosphere storage had more marketable onions compared with SO2 for ‘Caramelo’ and was better than simple refrigeration or O3 with ‘WI-129’. In 2011 refrigeration, controlled-atmosphere storage, and O3 were all better than SO2 with ‘Caramelo’. ‘Sapelo Sweet’ and ‘WI-129’, on the other hand in 2011, had better storage with SO2 compared with other storage methods. Onions stored for 2 months had 32% and 17% more marketable onions after removal compared with 4 months of storage regardless of storage conditions for 2010 and 2011, respectively. Poststorage shelf life was reduced by about one-third, 14 days after removal from storage regardless of the storage conditions.

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