ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Modified-atmosphere packaging was used to provide respiratory data for apple (Malus xdomestica Borkh.) slices at 0, 5, 10 and 15°C. The maximum rate of O2 uptake increased with increasing temperature. The lowest O2 partial pressure to which fruit could be exposed without fermentation also increased with increasing temperature. A mathematical model of film permeability data characterized the effect of fruit mass, film permeability to O2, activation energy of O2 permeation, temperature, and the film type, area, and thickness on O2 partial pressure for hermetically packaged apple slices. The model identified a minimum (fruit mass filmthickness)/(film area) ratio for apple slices, which would simplify package design calculations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1999.tb09870.x
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