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Effects of Calcium Chloride Treatment and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Quality Change of 'Fuji' Apple  

Park, Hyung-Woo (Korea Food Research Institute)
Lee, Seon-Ah (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Yoon-Ho (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Yu-Mi (Korea Food Research Institute)
Cha, Hwan-Soo (Korea Food Research Institute)
Park, Jong-Dae (Korea Food Research Institute)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.14, no.5, 2007 , pp. 457-461 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the effects of both $CaCl_2$ treatment and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) (compared with non-packaging on 'Fuji' apples from the Young-Joo region of Korea. Apples were dined into 5% (w/v) $CaCl_2$ solution for 15 min and then packaged with or without LDPE film (thickness: 0.025 mm) before cold storage at $0^{\circ}C$. Weight loss of applies in film packaging was lower than that of non-packaging applies, and the apple firmness resulting from $CaCl_2$ treatment and MAP was better than that of apples receiving control treatment. Also, $CaCl_2$ treatment and MAP resulted in improvements in titratable acidity, soluble solid content (SSC), and decay rate compared to control treatments. However, no significant differences in vitamin C content were found amongst apples receiving various treatment. the results suggest that a combination of postharvest calcium dipping and plastic film packaging may effectively preserve 'Fuji' apples, and that the combined treatment are better than either individual treatment.
Keywords
Fuji apple; $CaCl_2$ treatment; MAP; LDPE film;
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