Shelf life of mature green tomatoes stored in controlled atmosphere and high humidity.

Bhowmik, S. R. and Pan, J. C. (1992) Shelf life of mature green tomatoes stored in controlled atmosphere and high humidity. Journal of Food Science, 57 (4). 948-953, 15 ref..

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Abstract

Freshly harvested mature green tomatoes were washed, sorted and treatedw ith 125p pm chlorinew ater. The treatedt omatoesw ere stored at 85% or 98% RH under controlled atmosphere( CA) storagef or periodsu p to 8 wk. The controlleda tmospherew as 2.5% 02, 5.0% CO*, and N, as the balance gas at 12°C. After storing 40 days, the tomatoesw ere allowed to ripen in air at 23°C. Sampleso f tomatoes were testede very3 dayst o examinec hangesin quality as determined by visual observation,w eight loss, titratable acidity, pH, color and firmness. Weight loss was reduced significantly by CA storage of tomatoes at 98% RH. Tomatoes remained green up to 40 days of storagea nd changedin color graduallyd uring consecutives toragei n atmosphericc onditions.A ppearanceo f the tomatoesw as acceptable after ripening.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	AIR-; FRUITS-; SHELF-LIFE; STORAGE-; STORAGE-CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE; TOMATOES-; ATMOSPHERE-; SHELF-LIFE; STORAGE-FRUITS
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables > 03 Tomato 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 06 Preservation and Storage
Divisions:	Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	27 May 2016 07:08
Last Modified:	27 May 2016 07:08
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/7970

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