Effects of Different Packaging Materials on Red Fragrant Pear during Postharvest Modified Atmosphere Storage

Abstract:

The effects of different packaging materials (including CPP, LDPE, HDPE, PP₆, PP₁₂, OPP and PO) on the changing of O₂ and CO₂ content in Red Fragrant Pear MAP during storage at different initial air conditions were studied in this paper. Gas composition was affected by respiration rate of pear and the permeability of packaging material remarkably. The results showed that OPP, LDPE and CPP were better for maintaining the desired atmosphere composition of O₂, CO₂, N₂ during preservation of red fragrant pear. In addition, 100% N₂ as initial gas was more suitable to preserve red fragrant pear than that with air or vacuum significantly.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1010-1012)
• Pages: 1805-1809
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1010-1012.1805
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Dan Shi Zhu, Jia Yu Lv, Jie Yu Liang, Yong Hong Ge, Xue Hui Cao, Xu Qiao Feng, Jian Rong Li
• Keywords: Gas Composition, Modified Atmosphere Package, Packaging Material, Red Fragrant Pear

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