Claim · model-written summary
Broccoli MAP maintained broccoli quality for 15 days.
- Taxon
- broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicae0 - Treatment
- broccoli MAP packagese0
- Outcome
- broccoli qualitye0
- Direction
- maintainede0
- Value
- 15 dayse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“broccoli packaged in the polyethylene and broccoli MAP packages modified the CO 2 and O 2 concentrations and maintained the broccoli quality for the duration of the experiment (15 days).”
Title
EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERE ON BROCCOLI SENSORY ATTRIBUTES IN COMMERCIAL MAP AND MICROPERFORATED PACKAGES1
S.L. GILLIES; M.A. CLIFF; P.M.A. TOIVONEN; et al. Journal of Food Quality 1997. doi:10.1111/j.1745-4557.1997.tb00456.x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Lettuce MAP produced the most anaerobic atmosphere.
- Intervention effect Broccoli in lettuce MAP developed sauerkraut-like odors and flavors after 10 days.
- Intervention effect Microperforated wraps did not change package gas composition.
- Observation Broccoli in microperforated wraps became yellow and limp after 15 days.
- Intervention effect Polyethylene MAP modified package carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations.
- Intervention effect Broccoli MAP modified package carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations.
- Intervention effect Polyethylene MAP maintained broccoli quality for 15 days.