• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.822-832
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• 2023

This study investigates the effectiveness of CA (controlled atmosphere) containers in maintaining the freshness of exported melons. The melons were harvested on June 5, 2023, in the Yeongam area of Jeollanam-do, Korea. The CA container was loaded with melon samples packed in an export box. The temperature inside the container was set at 4℃, while the gas composition was set at 5% oxygen, 12% carbon dioxide, and 83% nintrogen. Following two weeks of simulated transportation, quality analysis was conducted at 10℃. The melons were inoculated with spore suspensions, and the decay rate was determined to investigate the effect of the gas composition inside the CA container on suppressing the occurrence of Penicillium oxalicum in melons. The results were compared with a Reefer container set at the same temperature. The samples transported in the CA container exhibited lower weight loss. The melon pulp softening, respiration rate, and ethylene production were slower using the CA container. Moreover, the decay rate during the distribution period in the CA container was lower than in the Reefer container. In contrast, the firmness of melons transported in the Reefer container decreased significantly (from 9.03N to 5.18N) immediately after transportation. The soluble solid content (SSC) of melons transported in the Reefer container also decreased rapidly. The results suggested that the CA container is the optimal export container for maintaining the freshness of melons.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.25-29
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• 1981

Harvested asparagus, Viking variety, was stored in normal and controlled atmosphere with and without ‘Butts in water’ to extend shelf life of fresh asparagus. Controlled atmosphere storage significantly reduced bacterial soft rot of asparagus. When asparagus was stored in controlled atmosphere in combination with ‘Butts in water’, asparagus spears could be stored over 3 weeks without noticeable soft rot. Texture of stored asparagus, as measured by Instron and fiber analysis, became tougher as the storage time was extended. Increase of fiber content in asparagus was significantly reduced by controlled atmosphere storage and fiber content actually decreased in asparagus stored in controlled atmosphere in combination with ‘Butts in water’. Asparagus stored in controlled atmosphere had markedly less chlorophyll destruction than that in normal atmosphere. Reflectance color values of stored asparagus were closely associated with chlorophyll content in asparagus. Considering all quality factors of stored asparagus, controlled atmosphere in combination with ‘Butts in water’ was the best storage method to maintain overall quality of harvested asparagus over 3 weeks.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.224-231
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• 2011

Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage was analyzed for the export quality of 'Fuji' apples after 8-month storage. Apples were harvested from two orchards located in different regions at relatively late stage of maturity for long-term storage. Fruit were treated with 1 ${\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 1-MCP and then stored in $0^{\circ}C$ air or CA with 1.5 kPa $O_2$ and < 1.0 kPa $CO_2$ for 8 months. To simulate poststorage export process such as 2-week refrigerated container shipment plus 7-day local distribution, fruit were put in $0^{\circ}C$ air storage for additional two weeks and then on the shelf for 7 days at $20^{\circ}C$. Both the 1-MCP treatment and CA storage reduced respiration and ethylene evolution after storage and shipping simulation, and successfully maintained titratable acidity and flesh firmness even after the export process. In 'Fuji' apples harvested after adequate stage of maturity for long-term storage, however, 1-MCP treatment alone seemed not to be satisfactory for the maintenance of sensorial fruit texture for export market. CA storage or 1-MCP treatment/CA storage combination program should be applied for lately harvested 'Fuji' apples exported after eight months storage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.9-14
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• 1986

Fuji and Jonathan apples were stored at cold room and at CA storage conditions of $3%O_2-2%CO_2$ for Jonathan and $4%O_2-3%CO_2$ for Fuji for 8 months, and then tranferred to air at $20^{\circ}C$, 70%RH to compare the some factors related to texture of the apples stored at different storage conditions during exposure at $20^{\circ}C$. Total pectin content and firmness of the apples reduced, considerably with concomitant increases of water-soluble pectin content and polygalacturonase activity during exposure at $20^{\circ}C$ after storage. And the changes were much more serious in the first 5 days than any other period and in the apples stored at cold room, especially in Jonathan than the apples stored at CA storage conditions. From the sensory test the apples stored at cold room maintained acceptable quality for 5days after removal from storage condition. The acceptability from the test was lenghtened for more than 5 days in Jonathan and more than 10 days for Fuji stored at CA storage conditions. when compared with those of the apples stored at cold room.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.239-245
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• 2001

The CA(Controlled Atmosphere) storage of cherry tomatoes were carried out under seven gas compositions including air. The weight loss of cherry tomatoes progressively increased with storage time. In the case of cherry tomatoes stored under CA conditions, increment of weight loss was reduced. However, cherry tomatoes (in air) tut about 15% weight at the end of storage. In CA stored cherry tomatoes lost about 10% weight at the same time. General trend was a decrease in titratable acidity with storage time. In air md 6.4% O$_2$, 4.2% CO$_2$, titratable acidity was lower than that in other storage conditions. During storage of cherry tomatoes, soluble solids increased till 8 days of storage, and then decreased. Stored cherry tomatoes in air and 6.4% O$_2$+4.2% CO$_2$ have lower values. Lycopene contents of cherry tomatoes with 6% O$_2$ storage condition increased and cherry tomatoes with 1% O$_2$+6% CO$_2$ and 3% O$_2$+3.1% CO$_2$maintained s initial contents. In air, flesh firmness decrease till 8 days, and then increase. At 1% O$_2$+6% CO$_2$ ethanol contents were ten times to that of other experimental conditions. Air and 6% O$_2$+7.8% CO$_2$ condition had lowest value for the ethanol content. In changes of organic acid and citric acid decreased slowly during storage, malic acid in air and below 3% O$_2$was disappeared at 8 days. Above 4% O$_2$concentration malic acid contents were maintained till 16 days. In over all acceptability, air and 6.4% O$_2$+7.8% CO$_2$ condition took a good score from the panel. Quality of stored cherry tomatoes was not edible condition in 1% O$_2$+6% CO$_2$. CA storage cherry tomatoes took a good score in firmness and juiciness where as control received good score in color and sweetness. This result was explained that in air ad 6.4% O$_2$+7.8% CO$_2$stored cherry tomato was ripened and full color development, but in CA was break stage because of suppressed ripening.

• 한국포장학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.95-101
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• 2006

거창사과원예협동조합에서 구입한 사과 600상자를 5% $CaCl_2$ 용액에 각각 15분간 침지하는 방법으로 전처리 후 24시간 건조시키고 무포장구, $25{\mu}m$ 두께의 기능성 MA 필름으로 포장한 포장구와 무처리 무포장구인 대조구로 나누어 $0^{\circ}C$의 저온저장고로 옮겨 7개월 동안 저장하면서 3주 간격으로 품질을 분석하였다. 저장 기간이 증가할수록 중량 감소율은 Control 구보다 $CaCl_2$구와 $CaCl_2+MA$구의 중량 감소율이 월등히 낮았다. 경도변화는 저장 기간이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 그 중 $CaCl_2$구는 초기치 0.97 $kg_f$에서 저장 18주에는 0.95 $kg_f$로 초기치에 비해 2%의 가장 적은 변화를 보였다. 산도는 대조구보다 처리구의 산도가 높게 나타났으나 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 가용성 고형분 함량은 저장 기간 모든 실험구에 따른 큰 차이가 없었다. 비타민 C 함량은 저장기간이 지날수록 모든 실험구에서 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 기호도 조사에서 $CaCl_2$구와 $CaCl_2+MA$구가 대조구보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2001

Effects of storage method and duration on the post-storage quality changes of deastringencied persimmons were investigated. Astringent persimmons(Diospyros kaki T. cv. Chungdobansi) were treated for 39 hours in 70% CO$_2$+5% O$_2$ at 25 $\^{C}$ for astringency removal, and then stored in CA(5%CO$_2$+3%O$_2$, 8%CO$_2$+3%O$_2$), MAP(0.06 mm LDPE film, 5.2%CO$_2$+6.8%O$_2$) and air at 0$\^{C}$ for 15, 45, 75 arnd 105 days. Subsequent to the storage, persimmons were held in air at 10$\^{C}$ for 4 days. The difference of firmness loss in relations to storage methods at O$\^{C}$ during holding at 10$\^{C}$ observed in fruits stored above 45 days at 0$\^{C}$, CA(8%CO$_2$+3%O$_2$) storage was more retarded the firmness loss than the others. Soluble solids during holding at 10$\^{C}$ trended to decrease in fruits stored above 75 days at 0$\^{C}$, CA and MAP storage were a little effective to keeping soluble solids. Titratable acidity during holding at 10$\^{C}$, decreased in fruits stored until 75 days at 0$\^{C}$ regardless storage methods. Sensory characteristics, color, hardness and overall acceptability of fruits stored in CA were significantly higher than those of fruits stored in MAP and air during shelf-life at 10$\^{C}$ after long-term storage at 0$\^{C}$ . These results show that the storage conditions had residual effect on the quality of deastringencied persimmons during shelf-life after long-term storage.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.869-875
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• 1989

For the evaluation of storage stability of kiwifruit, the conditions of CA storage were based on the following gas compositions; 2% oxygen and 2, 4, 6% carbon dioxide, respectively. The results obtained from the experiment were as follows; The flesh softening was considerably reduced at the storage atmospheres of 4% $CO_2$ plus 2% $O_2$, and fruit firmness of 3.0kg was marked in this CA condition after storage for 180 days. The concentration of $CO_2$ affected clearly on the respiration rate and organic acid compositions of kiwifruit during CA storage. The respiration rate at the storage condition of 6% $CO_2$ was lower than those at 2 and 4% $CO_2$. Quinic and succinic acid contents were obviously increased in the kiwifruit stored at all the CA conditions studied. In comparision of the developed amounts of off-flavor substances, ethanol and acetaldehyde, depended upon the concentration of $CO_2$ in the CA conditions, the larger amount were produced in the storage condition of higher concentration of $CO_3$. From the results mentioned above, it could be concluded that the optimum atmosphere combination for CA storage of kiwifruit was 4% $CO_2$ plus 2% $O_2$.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.133-137
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• 1998

In order to establish effectiveness of CA storage and adequate CO2 concentration, it was investigated the quality chanties of Singer during CA storage for 150 days at different CO2 concentrations ranging from 3% to 12% and 3% fixed oxygen concentration. Weight loss tend to decrease with increase of CO2 concentrations. Sprouting ratio and the loss of gingerol was shown to be less as CO2 concentration increase but to be more than control stored at 12$^{\circ}C$, 95% RH within the concentration less than 6% CO2.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.396-400
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• 1985

For investigation of the optimum gas composition for CA storage of Shingo pear, the pears were kept at 8 different $O_2/CO_2$ concentrations for 5 months and checked in some indices related in storability and sensory quality after storage and transfer to air at $20^{\circ}C$ for 1 week. The pears kept in all the CA storage conditions in this experiment, especially in $3%\;O_2-3%,\;CO_2$, were lower in weight loss than the pears kept in cold room. Immediately after storage decay rates of the pears stored at CA storage conditions except $3%\;O_2-3%,\;CO_2$ and $3%\;O_2-4%,\;CO_2$ were more serious than that of the pears stored at cold room, and the rates of the pears, especially stored at cold room, were rapidly increased by exposure to $20^{\circ}C$ after storage. The highest soluble solid content and firmess were shown in the pears stored at the CA storage condition of $3%\;O_2-3%,\;CO_2$, and the pears stored at the conditions of $3%\;O_2$ and $4%{\sim}5%\;CO_2$ had the highest acidity. In sensory evaluation the pears kept at the conditions of $3%O_2-3%$, 4% and 5% $CO_2$ maintained a good quality after storage and after storage and transfer to air at $20^{\circ}C$ for 1 week.