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2018-04-14
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Impact of modified atmosphere and humidity packaging on the quality, off-odour development and volatiles of ‘Elsanta’ strawberries

Bovi, Graziele G.; Caleb, Oluwafemi J.; Ilte, Kathrin; Rauh, Cornelia; Mahajan, Pramod V.

Development of off-odours, as well as visual quality of packaged fresh produce plays a crucial role in consumer’s choice. In this context, this work investigated the odour profile, condensation, gas composition, and postharvest quality attributes of strawberries stored under modified atmosphere and humidity packaging at 5 °C for 14 days. The packages were fitted with fixed area (69, 126.5, and 195.5 cm2) of different permeable membranes (NatureFlex, Xtend, and Propafilm). No significant changes were detected on the measured physicochemical quality attributes of strawberries and mass loss was below 1.5% across the different packaging systems. Package modification/design had an influence on in-package water vapour condensation, gas composition, and accumulation of secondary volatile organic compounds (acetaldehyde, acetone, ethanol and ethyl acetate).
packagingstrawberryoff-odourquality
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10.14279/depositonce-9056
Published in: Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 10.1016/j.fpsl.2018.04.002, Elsevier
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