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Research Article | Open Access | Peer Review

Physico-chemical responses of sapota packed under modified atmosphere

Volume : 88
Issue: Apr-jun
Pages: 271 - 273
Published: June 22, 2023
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Abstract


Freshly harvested sapota fruits (Var. Cricket Ball) were packed in 86.35 mm (400 gauge) thick low density polyethylene bags under various modified atmospheres and stored at ambient condition (20-30°C, 66-93% RH). Changes in total soluble, sugars total soluble solids and physiological loss in weight under the influence of the treatments during storage were estimated. It was found that all treatments slowed down the process of ripening vis a vis control. Fruits packed under 2% 0, +10% CO, +88% N, recorded minimum changes in physico-chemical characteristics and thus helpful in extending the shelf-life of sapota fruits by about four to five times compared to control.

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271 - 273
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

Keywords


Sapota Modified atmosphere packaging Total sugars Total soulble solids
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