POST HARVEST PHYSIOLOGY OF STRAWBERRIES W RAPPED IN WVTR PLASTIC FILMS

Authors
LANZAROTTA L MASSANTINI R MENCARELLI F
Citation
L. Lanzarotta et al., POST HARVEST PHYSIOLOGY OF STRAWBERRIES W RAPPED IN WVTR PLASTIC FILMS, Industrie alimentari, 32(317), 1993, pp. 734-737
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Industrie alimentari → ACNP
ISSN journal
0019901X
Volume
32
Issue
317
Year of publication
1993
Pages
734 - 737
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-901X(1993)32:317<734:PHPOSW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Post harvest behaviour of strawberries wrapped in WVTR plastic films ( MD and MY) has been investigated. Wrapped strawberries showed 1% weigh t loss during 10 days of storage at 4-degrees-C while unwrapped strawb erries (control) lost 5.5% weight in only 3 days. Firmness loss of wra pped strawberries was 9% (0.15 N/mm) after 6 days of storage at 4-degr ees-C; unwrapped strawberries lost around 25% (0.4 N/mm). Firmness and weight loss limits (1.3 N/mm and 4%, respectively) for saleability ha ve been reported.