ISSN:
1745-4549
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Thirty bins of commercially harvested ‘d'Anjou’ pears from each of three growers were packed at a commercial packing facility, using either of two pear float materials and wrapping the pears in one of three paper wraps. Float materials used were potassium phosphate (XEDA-F, pH 11.3) or lignin sulfonate (lignosite), the industry standard. Paper wraps were impregnated with either Biox-A, 3% oil + copper and ethoxyquin (3% C&E), or 6% oil + copper and ethoxyquin (6%C&E). After packing, 36 boxes were placed in regular atmosphere (RA) storage at 1C. Seventy-two boxes were placed in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage (1.5% O2 and 1.0% CO2 at OC). After 50 days (RA) or 100 and 200 days (CA) storage, fruit was removed and quality evaluated. Float material (Lignosite or XEDA-F) did not influence either objective or subjective quality under either RA storage or up to 200 days CA storage. Type of paper wrap did have a strong influence on pear quality, particularly affecting scald rating and subjective ratings of pear quality. Paper wraps containing Biox A produced pears of reduced quality compared to papers with either 3 or 6% oil with C&E, which were comparable in quality.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4549.2004.tb00535.x
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