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Tomato slices
(
Lycopersicon
esculentum
) cv
Mill.
1. 1 %/4 % O
2
/
CO
2
Film A with OTR: 87.4 at 5 °C
and 119.3 mL h
−1
m
-2
atm.
-1
at
10 °C and CO
2
TR:
493.4 mL h
−1
m
-2
atm.
-1
5 or 10 °C for 19 days
Samples stored under
1 %/12 % O
2
/CO
2
had the
highest fi rmness values
(3.7) and no fungal growth.
Storage at low temperature
can lead to a shelf life of 2
weeks under MAP storage
Hong and
Gross (
2001
)
2. 20 %/4 % O
2
/
CO
2
Film B with OTR: 60 at 5 °C
and 77.8 mL h
−1
m
-2
atm.
-1
at
10 °C and CO
2
TR:
210 mL h
−1
m
-2
atm.
-1
3. 1 %/8 % O
2
/
CO
2
4. 20 %/8 % O
2
/
CO
2
5. 1 %/12 % O
2
/
CO
2
6. 20 %/12 %
O
2
/CO
2
7. Control
samples
Tomato slices
(
Lycopersicum
esculentum
Mill
.) cv.
Durinta
12-14 kPa/0 kPa
O
2
/CO
2
An ethylene
absorber was
added (KMnO
4
on celite)
1. Vascolan with OTR: 2.4 and
CO
2
TR:
6.1 × 10
−14
mol s
−1
m
−2
Pa
−1
2. BOPP with OTR: 3.3 and
CO
2
TR:
3,100 × 10
−12
mol s
−1
m
−2
Pa
−1
Dipping into sodium
hypochlorite solution
(1.3 mM) for 1 min
0 or 5 °C for 7 and 10
days
High CO
2
atmosphere and
storage temperature of 5 °C
was the best storage
combination for tomatoes
(78.8 for Hue angle, 0.33 g
citric acid/100 g for
titratable acidity and 14.5
for soluble solids to
titratable acidity ratio on the
tenth day)
Gil et al.
(
2002
)
(continued)
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