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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2004.33.8.1381

Quality Characteristics of Cherry Tomatoes Packaged with Paper Bag Incorporated with Antimicrobial Agents  

Park, Woo-Po (Division of Food Science, Masan College)
Cho, Sung-Hwan (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, and Institute of Agriculture and Life Science)
Kim, Chul-Hwan (Forest Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.33, no.8, 2004 , pp. 1381-1384 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to help the preservation of the cherry tomatoes, antimicrobial paper incorporating grapefruit seed extract and zeolite was applied to packaging fruits. The fruits were packed with a paper bag of 15.5${\times}$24 cm and then stored at 1$0^{\circ}C$. During the storage, weight loss, pH, total acidity, soluble solid content, microbial load and decay were measured as quality indices. Steady weight loss due to the transpiration was observed to slightly increase the solid content during the storage with little difference between the packaging treatments. There were little change in pH and acidity of the stored fruits. The microbial loads of total aerobic bacteria, and yeast/mold counts were significantly suppressed during 10 day storage by the antimicrobial paper packaging, which also contributed to reducing the decayed fruits observed after 15 days.
Keywords
antimicrobial packaging paper; shelf-life; cherry tomato;
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