Advances in controlled atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables

Bodbodak, Samad; Moshfeghifar, Mohammad

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-804313-4.00002-5

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“…Post-harvest treatments, such as CA (Controlled Atmosphere) and MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging), in combination with the control of the appropriate temperature are, for many products, the basis for the maintenance of the physical, nutritional and sensorial features of the fruit. The storage under CA refers to the monitoring and regulation of the CO 2 and O 2 levels within the gas tight cold storage units with an optimum conservation temperature, in the absence of ethylene in the air [51][52][53]. Each product has an optimum O 2 and CO 2 concentration range to maintain the quality and extend the duration of the conservation [54,55].…”

Section: Post-harvest Innovation Needsmentioning

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Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

et al. 2017

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Abstract:The growing trend market of fresh products is driven by a consumer oriented to new lifestyles and environmental issues. The berries market in Europe represents a good example of a consumer driven supply chain, due to the capacity to answer all the sequences of the system. To explore the process developed by fruit growers' associated groups in Italy, the research is organized into four stages. The first stage provides a review of the organization of the fresh fruit supply chain (FFSC) and the need to innovate it in light of the driven demand. The second section focuses on the innovation displayed towards storing, managing and maintaining the quality of fruit during the supply. The third section considers the case study. The manuscript concludes by summarising the main results and discussing the implications for future research. The use of a modified active packaging system (MAP) with "green" films has enabled the maintenance of the quality of the fruits for two months, as well as the presence of the company blueberries market for longer periods, and has finally led to improving the exports, thus reaching new European countries, increasing the turnover of the associated group and better remuneration for the fruit growers as a consequence.

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Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

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“…For instance, tomatoes are classified as a perishable fruit and generally have a shelf-life of about 8 days; therefore, a postharvest loss can be a major issue [ 4 ]. The dynamic range of common greenhouse vegetables to ethanol exposure for prolonging shelf life is reported to be 500 to 2500 ppm depending on the species [ 4 , 15 , 16 ]. Ripening and senescence can be delayed using preservatives such as ethanol, which has no detrimental health effect to the crop [ 4 , 17 ].…”

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A Review on Advanced Sensing Materials for Agricultural Gas Sensors

Love

Nazemi

El-Masri

et al. 2021

Sensors

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This work is a comprehensive review of sensing materials, which interact with several target gases pertinent to agricultural monitoring applications. Sensing materials which interact with carbon dioxide, water vapor (relative humidity), hydrogen sulfide, ethylene and ethanol are the focus of this work. Performance characteristics such as dynamic range, recovery time, operating temperature, long-term stability and method of deposition are discussed to determine the commercial viability of the sensing materials considered in this work. In addition to the sensing materials, deposition methods are considered to obtain the desired sensing material thickness based on the sensor’s mechanism of operation. Various material classes including metal oxides, conductive polymers and carbon allotropes are included in this review. By implementing multiple sensing materials to detect a single target analyte, the issue of selectivity due to cross sensitivity can be mitigated. For this reason, where possible, it is desirable to utilize more than one sensing material to monitor a single target gas. Among those considered in this work, it is observed that PEDOT PSS/graphene and TiO2-coated g-C3N4 NS are best suited for CO2 detection, given their wide dynamic range and modest operating temperature. To monitor the presence of ethylene, BMIM-NTf2, SWCNTs and PtTiO2 offer a dynamic range most suitable for the application and require no active heating. Due to the wide dynamic range offered by SiO2/Si nanowires, this material is best suited for the detection of ethanol; a gas artificially introduced to prolong the shelf life of the harvested crop. Finally, among all other sensing materials investigated, it observed that both SWCNTs and CNTs/SnO2/CuO are most suitable for H2S detection in the given application.

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“…The technology of MAP is based on the alteration of the surrounding atmosphere of the product by varying the concentration of gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or oxygen [18]. To date, the literature includes many research works and review articles dealing with the modification of the package atmosphere in order to extend the food shelf life [19,20]. Nitrogen inhibits the growth of aerobic organisms and, consequently, increases the shelf life of food products [2].…”

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Dried-Fruit Storage: An Analysis of Package Headspace Atmosphere Changes

Miranda

Berna

Mulet

2019

Foods

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The quality of packaged dried foods depends on storage conditions and is determined largely by the initial gas composition inside and the transference through the container. The aim of this work was to analyze the O2 and CO2 concentrations within the internal atmosphere of the packaging. In this study, dried apricots and raisins were packaged in glass jars and polypropylene trays thermosealed with different polymers, and stored at 5, 15, 25, and 35 °C. Some trays were flushed with nitrogen just before sealing. In addition, the work relates to other previous papers to investigate the effect of these gases and packages on the stored products, and compares the influence of permeable and impermeable containers on food quality parameters. When packages were flushed with nitrogen before sealing, the O2 level in the headspace increased until the outside O2 concentration was reached. The CO2 concentration increased over time, regardless of the initial atmosphere. Nitrogen had a great influence on the concentration of O2, but not on that of CO2. Finally, this paper shows that the films and initial gas used in this study had no significant effect on the quality of the stored dried fruit.

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Advances in controlled atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables

Cited by 29 publications

References 61 publications

Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

A Review on Advanced Sensing Materials for Agricultural Gas Sensors

Dried-Fruit Storage: An Analysis of Package Headspace Atmosphere Changes

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