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CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE of ‘DELICIOUS’APPLES IN HIGH and VARIABLE CARBON DIOXIDE 1
Author(s) -
DRAKE STEPHEN R.,
EISELE THOMAS A.,
WAELTI HENRY
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1993.tb00838.x
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide , titratable acid , controlled atmosphere , chemistry , modified atmosphere , ripening , oxygen , atmosphere (unit) , food science , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , significant difference , horticulture , shelf life , mathematics , biology , meteorology , organic chemistry , physics , statistics
. Two strains of ‘Delicious’apples were held in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage at various carbon dioxide levels for nine months before removal and evaluation. Oxygen in all atmospheres was 1%, and carbon dioxide levels were 1, 3, or 5% with an additional carbon dioxide treatment that was increased every six weeks from 1 to 5% over the storage period. Storage temperature for all treatments was 1C. Little quality difference was noted for the ‘Delicious’apples immediately after storage or after an eight day ripening period regardless of CO 2 level in storage. Mean values for firmness, external and internal color, soluble solids content, titratable acidity and amount of scald did not differ between the