RT Journal Article
T1 Evaluation of a modified atmosphere packaging system in pallets to extend the shelf-life of the stored tomato at cooling temperature
A1 Olveira Bouzas, Vanesa
A1 Pita Calvo, Consuelo
A1 Vázquez Odériz, María Lourdes
A1 Romero Rodríguez, María de los Ángeles
K1 Tomato
K1 Modified atmosphere packaging
K1 Pallets
K1 Physico-chemical quality
K1 Shelf-life
K1 Sensory quality
AB A modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system in pallets was developed and its effect on physico-chemical and sensory characteristics and shelf-life of tomato was evaluated. Tomatoes were stored at 6 °C in cardboard boxes arranged on pallets wrapped in micro-perforated low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags. Effects of the storage time and packaging were evaluated after 0, 7, 14, and 21 days of storage. The MAP system with pallets assessed, using a packaging atmosphere composition of 10% O2 - 10% CO2 and silica gel as an adsorbent, extended the shelf-life of the tomato stored at refrigeration temperature. MAP delayed color evolution and reduced the firmness loss, biosynthesis of lycopene, and decay rate of tomato. At the end of storage, 100% of the unpackaged samples showed spots while only 42.9% of MAP samples had them. In addition, the percentage of tomatoes with cracks and stretch marks was reduced from 42.9% (unpackaged tomatoes) to 14.3% (MAP tomatoes)
PB Elsevier
SN 0308-8146
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26683
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26683
LA eng
NO Food Chemistry, 364 (2021), 130309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130309
NO This research was supported by the Autonomous Government of Galicia (Spain) project PGIDIT09TAL003E
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026