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Design of Rigid Modified Atmosphere Packages for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Author(s) -
TALASILA P.C.,
CHAU K.V.,
BRECHT J.K.
Publication year - 1995
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.1365-2621.1995.tb06222.x
Subject(s) - modified atmosphere , respiration , permeability (electromagnetism) , environmental science , atmosphere (unit) , steady state (chemistry) , respiration rate , chemistry , materials science , thermodynamics , food science , biology , botany , physics , membrane , shelf life , biochemistry
A procedure was developed for designing rigid MA packages for fresh fruits and vegetables that takes into account the change in total pressure inside the package. The procedure was demonstrated by designing a package for kiwifruit using available data. Some practical considerations in designing MA packages such as time to reach steady‐state conditions, variation in respiration rate, film permeability, and changes in temperature were included. Small deviations in respiration rate and permeability could lead to large variations in steady‐state gas concentrations.