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Computer Modeling of Gas Composition and Color Development of Tomatoes Stored in Polymeric Film
Author(s) -
YANG C. C.,
CHINNAN M. S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1988.tb08974.x
Subject(s) - ripening , biological system , yield (engineering) , chemistry , process engineering , composition (language) , gas composition , environmental science , chemical engineering , materials science , food science , computer science , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , composite material , biology , linguistics , philosophy
A computer model was developed to predict changes in the gaseous environment (O 2 and CO 2 concentration) of ripening tomatoes packaged in polymeric bags for a long period of storage. The gas model was then combined with the color development model derived by the authors in a separate study to yield an integrated model. The integrated model was validated for two different weights of tomatoes at the “turning” color stage and stored in two types of films.