Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Quality of Selected Vegetables: A Review - Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Quality of Selected Vegetables - page 67

Broccoli
( Brassica
oleracea L .)
cv. Acadi

PMAP: 3 % O 2 /8 %
CO 2

26 L plastic
containers with OTR:
21.76 × 10 −12 mol/s pa
and CDTR: 61.52
10 −12 mol/s pa at 3 °C

1. 3 °C—30 days
2. 3 °C—8 days,
13 °C—2 days,
3 °C—8 days,
13 °C—2 days. This
pattern repeated for 30
storage days

Samples stored
at 3 °C under
PMAP had better
color attributes
and chlorophyll
content
(0.33 mg/g)

Samples
stored at
constant
temperatures
did not
reveal signs
of visible
infection,
whereas
samples
underwent
temperature
fl uctuation
had loss due
to bacterial
blotches
(6.2 %)

Weight loss was
signifi cantly less
on samples stored
at constant
temperature under
MAP (2.9 %)

Color attributes and
green color was
preserved better on
MAP treated samples
stored at 3 °C without
temperature fl uctuation

Tano et al.
( 2007 )

Broccoli
heads
( Brassica
oleracea var.
Italica ) Iron
Duke cv.

PMAP:
1. 8.7 % O 2 /4 %
CO 2

Cryovac PD-941 Non-packaged

samples underwent
automatic misting

5 °C for 96 h Samples stored under

MAP retained
chlorophyll content
(2.35

Zhuang
et al. ( 1995 )

ʼ

mol/g) and
preserved polysaturated
fatty acids (35.8) and
lipoxygenase activity
(3.2

ʼ

mol/min/g on DW

basis)