Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Modified atmosphere bags improved pear quality relative to normal packaging in regular atmosphere storage.

A claim from QUALITY OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGED “BARTLETT” PEARS AS INFLUENCED BY TIME AND TYPE OF STORAGE · 2005

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Modified atmosphere bags improved pear quality relative to normal packaging in regular atmosphere storage.

Taxon
pearsPyruse0
Treatment
modified atmosphere bagse0
Outcome
qualitye0
Direction
superiore0
Comparator
normally packed pears stored only in RA storagee0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Pyrus
Pyrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Pears stored in modified atmosphere bags were superior in quality to normally packed pears stored only in RA storage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 795–911

Title

QUALITY OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGED “BARTLETT” PEARS AS INFLUENCED BY TIME AND TYPE OF STORAGE

S.R. DRAKE; S.R. DRAKE; D.C. ELFVING; et al. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 2005. doi:10.1111/j.1745-4549.2004.23051.x

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Record rev-5dae7f2c1682e42c77e60cee7933191e6d8031bb75a5e1d9b0d2cb94429f5995 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 1 in the model’s answer

storage · quality: general · Pyrus (pears)Positive and negative results

10 papers: 9 positive, 1 negative or no effect

8 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Pears stored together with apples in CA maintained good quality and compared favorably with pears stored separately.

    QUALITY OF ‘GALA’ APPLES AS INFLUENCED BY HARVEST MATURITY, STORAGE ATMOSPHERE AND CONCOMITANT STORAGE WITH ‘BARTLETT’ PEARS1 · 1997 · compared with apples or pears stored separately

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. no effect
    Prolonged storage in controlled atmospheres did not cause undesirable flavor effects when pears were canned.

    Further Studies on Controlled Atmosphere Storage of ‘Bartlett’ Pears1 · 1973

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    During cold storage, the 5% CNC coating was competitive with Semperfresh for delaying quality deterioration.

    Cellulose Nanocrystal Reinforced Chitosan Coatings for Improving the Storability of Postharvest Pears Under Both Ambient and Cold Storages · 2017 · compared with Semperfresh™

    Same direction

  4. positive
    The coating improved pear storage and sensory quality relative to uncoated fruit.

    Effects of modified sweet potato starch edible coating incorporated with cumin essential oil on storage quality of ‘early crisp’ · 2021 · compared with uncoated samples

    Same direction

  5. positive
    PE + 0.2% SB + 1% N-AC received the highest sensory scores through 12 days.

    Pectin-Based Edible Coating Combined with Chemical Dips Containing Antimicrobials and Antibrowning Agents to Maintain Quality of Fresh-Cut Pears · 2022

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Kafirin coating extended the eat-ripe quality of the pears by 1-2 weeks.

    Effect of kafirin protein coating on sensory quality and shelf‐life of ‘Packham's Triumph’ pears during ripening · 2011

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Pears in charcoal-processed packaging had significantly higher quality than pears in conventional packaging.

    Effects of Packaging Materials Processed with Oak Charcoal on the Quality of Oriental Pears during Storage and Distribution · 2010 · compared with conventional packaging materials

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Sweating before storage improved fruit quality.

    Experiments on the Storage of Tung-Kuo Pears grown in Lanchow · 1957

    Same direction

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.