Preparation of an Active Packaging Material and its Application on Strawberry Preservation

Abstract:

To reduce the loss of fresh fruits during transportation and storage, an active packaging (AP) material which could control release fungicide was prepared by melting, blowing film and composite method firstly. Then, its preservation effects on strawberry at different storage temperatures were investigated systematically. Several properties of preserved strawberries were measured periodically, including gas concentration of the package atmosphere and the physiological parameters contains decay rate, total solid content, as well as the sensory and taste evaluation were measured. The experimental results show that this AP material is helpful to fruit preservation, especially at lower temperature. It can prohibit the strawberry respiration, retard fungus growth and thus significantly extend the shelf-life of fresh strawberry.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1120-1121)
• Pages: 643-647
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1120-1121.643
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Ya Bo Fu, Wen Cai Xu*, Lu Fu, Dong Li Li, Jian Qing Wang
• Keywords: Active Packaging Material, Characterization, Shelf-Life, Strawberry Preservation

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