Abstract
Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of an antifog shrinkfilm, as an overwrap, sealed bag, vacuum–sealed bag, or vacuum– and heat–sealed bag, to maintain the postharvest quality of cauliflower during storage. The antifog shrink film improved quality retention and cauliflower packaged using any of the four methods exhibited less weight loss than controls (unwrapped) after 23 days in storage at 0–1C or 10C. The overwrap and sealed bag treatments resulted in higher appearance ratings and less curd browning and butt discoloration after storage at 0–1C. Shrinking the film with heat and/or vacuum may have damaged the tissue, providing a more favorable environment for microorganism growth, since more decay was found on these curds.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
All four antifog film packaging methods reduced cauliflower weight loss versus unwrapped controls after 23 days.
- Taxon
- cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytise0 - Treatment
- any of the four methodse0
- Outcome
- weight losse0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Qualifier
- after 23 days in storage at 0–1C or 10Ce0
- Comparator
- controls (unwrapped)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cauliflower packaged using any of the four methods exhibited less weight loss than controls (unwrapped) after 23 days in storage at 0–1C or 10C”
Claim · model-written summary
Overwrap increased appearance ratings after cold storage.
- Taxon
- CAULIFLOWERBrassica oleracea var. botrytist0
- Treatment
- overwrape0
- Outcome
- appearance ratingse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Setting
- storage at 0–1Ce0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The overwrap and sealed bag treatments resulted in higher appearance ratings and less curd browning and butt discoloration after storage at 0–1C”
t0“CAULIFLOWER QUALITY”
Claim · model-written summary
Sealed bags increased appearance ratings after cold storage.
- Taxon
- CAULIFLOWERBrassica oleracea var. botrytist0
- Treatment
- sealed bage0
- Outcome
- appearance ratingse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The overwrap and sealed bag treatments resulted in higher appearance ratings and less curd browning and butt discoloration after storage at 0–1C”
t0“CAULIFLOWER QUALITY”
Claim · model-written summary
Overwrap reduced curd browning and butt discoloration.
- Taxon
- CAULIFLOWERBrassica oleracea var. botrytist0
- Treatment
- overwrape0
- Outcome
- curd browning and butt discoloratione0
- Direction
- lesse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The overwrap and sealed bag treatments resulted in higher appearance ratings and less curd browning and butt discoloration after storage at 0–1C”
t0“CAULIFLOWER QUALITY”
Claim · model-written summary
Sealed bags reduced curd browning and butt discoloration.
- Taxon
- CAULIFLOWERBrassica oleracea var. botrytist0
- Treatment
- sealed bage0
- Outcome
- curd browning and butt discoloratione0
- Direction
- lesse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The overwrap and sealed bag treatments resulted in higher appearance ratings and less curd browning and butt discoloration after storage at 0–1C”
t0“CAULIFLOWER QUALITY”
Claim · model-written summary
Curds packaged with heat or vacuum had more decay.
- Taxon
- CAULIFLOWERBrassica oleracea var. botrytist0
- Treatment
- heat and/or vacuume0
- Outcome
- decaye0
- Direction
- moree0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Shrinking the film with heat and/or vacuum may have damaged the tissue, providing a more favorable environment for microorganism growth, since more decay was found on these curds”
t0“CAULIFLOWER QUALITY”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors suggest heat or vacuum shrinkage may damage curd tissue and favor microorganism growth.
- Taxon
- CAULIFLOWERBrassica oleracea var. botrytist0
- Treatment
- heat and/or vacuume0
- Outcome
- more favorable environment for microorganism growthe0
- Qualifier
- may have damaged the tissuee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Shrinking the film with heat and/or vacuum may have damaged the tissue, providing a more favorable environment for microorganism growth, since more decay was found on these curds”
t0“CAULIFLOWER QUALITY”
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