Effect of Breathable Film for Modified Atmosphere Packaging Material on the Quality and Storability of Tomato in Long Distance Export Condition

MAP 포장재인 숨쉬는 필름이 장거리 수출 조건에서 토마토의 품질과 저장성 향상에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2011.08.02
  • Accepted : 2011.09.14
  • Published : 2011.09.30

Abstract

The study was carried out to investigate the effect of MA packaging materials on quality and storability of tomato in long distance export condition. We found that the fresh weight loss in perforated film was higher than other breathable films. The fresh weight of tomato (cv 'Madison') packaged with breathable films, such as 5,000 cc, 10,000 cc, $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ oxygen permeable films, reduced less than 0.6%, but perforated film that already being used for packaging horticultural crops showed 1.4% fresh weight loss during $5^{\circ}C$ storage for 20 days and then $20^{\circ}C$ storage for last 5 days with 85% relative humidity. The carbon dioxide and oxygen concentration in tomato packages showed proper level for MA storage in $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ $O_2$ breathable film treatment at $5^{\circ}C$ storage. Although at $20^{\circ}C$ storage, the carbon dioxide concentration increased sharply, the oxygen concentration decreased remarkably, the change of these gases concentration was the lowest in 20,000 cc film treatment. The ethylene concentration was sharply increased at $20^{\circ}C$ from $21^{st}$ day to $25^{th}$ day after $5^{\circ}C$ storage for 20 day, and the concentration was lower in 20,000 cc film treatment among the breathable film treatments. Until 20 days, at $5^{\circ}C$ storage all treatments did not exceed the marketability. However, the last 5 days during at $20^{\circ}C$, the fruit appeared fungal rots and the quality rapidly decreased. The $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ $O_2$ permeability treated tomato performed higher firmness (9.56 N), vitamin C (16.31 mg/100 gFW), and soluble solids ($7^{\circ}Brix$) than other breathable films at final storage day. The results suggest that the $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ $O_2$ permeable film treatment of tomato (cv 'Madison') performed the highest quality and storability of tomato for long distance exporting.

본 연구는 토마토 (cv 'adison')의 장거리 수출을 위한 MAP에 적합한 숨쉬는 필름을 구명하기 위해 실시하였다. 저장중 생체중 감소는 5,000cc, 10,000cc, $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$의 산소투과도를 가지는 숨쉬는 필름 포장 처리구에서 0.6% 이하의 낮은 수준을 보인 반면, 기존에 원예작물 포장용으로 사용되던 천공필름은 1.4%의 감소를 보였다. $5^{\circ}C$ 저장중 포장재내 이산화탄소와 산소 농도는 20,000cc 필름처리에서 토마토 MA저장에 적합한 수준으로 유지되었다. $20^{\circ}C$ 저장에서는 이산화탄소 농도는 크게 증가하였고, 반면 산소농도는 급격히 감소하였는데, 역시 20,000cc 필름 처리에서 가장 변화폭이 적었다 포장재내 에틸렌 농도변화도 $5^{\circ}C$ 저장 후 $20^{\circ}C$에서 저장한 21일부터 25일까지 크게 증가하였는데, 숨쉬는 필름처리 중에서는 20,000cc 처리에서 가장 낮았다. 토마토의 상품성은 $5^{\circ}C$ 저장 20일까지 모든 처리구에서 유지되었으나, $20^{\circ}C$ 저장 5일째부터 곰팡이가 발생하면서 품질이 급격히 열화되었다. 저장 최종일에 분석한 경도, 비타민 C, 당도는 20,000cc 처리구에서 각각 9.56N, 16.31mg/100 gFW, 그리고 $7^{\circ}Brix$로 가장 높게 유지되었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ 산소 투과도를 가진 숨쉬는 필름이 20일 이상의 장거리 수출에서 적합한 MAP용 포장재라고 생각되었다.

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