Abstract
Abstract Ripening-initiated ‘Valery’ bananas ( Musa sp.) held in gas mixtures containing 10 ppm ethylene, 2 to 10% O 2 and 0 to 10% CO 2 , ripened at a slightly lower rate than in air and had comparable quality when ripe. Fruit ripened very slowly and had lower quality, however, when the O 2 concentration was reduced to 1%. Ethylene gas, which was released from ethephon ((2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid) solution applied to a small piece of sponge, initiated ripening of bananas in polymeric film packages. Three kinds of film regulated atmospheric composition inside packages suitable for banana ripening and holding. Making 1 or 3 pin holes through the film package increased the O 2 concentration but had little effect upon CO 2 and ethylene concentration. Bananas ripened with ethephon in suitable film packages had good eating quality and a longer shelf life than bananas ripened in air.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas in the specified gas mixture ripened slightly slower than those in air.
Verbatim
e0“‘Valery’ bananas ( Musa sp.) held in gas mixtures containing 10 ppm ethylene, 2 to 10% O 2 and 0 to 10% CO 2 , ripened at a slightly lower rate than in air”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas in that gas mixture had comparable ripe quality to bananas in air.
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e0“‘Valery’ bananas ( Musa sp.) held in gas mixtures containing 10 ppm ethylene, 2 to 10% O 2 and 0 to 10% CO 2 , ripened at a slightly lower rate than in air and had comparable quality when ripe”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1% oxygen, fruit ripened very slowly.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Fruit ripened very slowly and had lower quality, however, when the O 2 concentration was reduced to 1%”
t0“Bananas”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1% oxygen, fruit had lower quality.
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Fruit ripened very slowly and had lower quality, however, when the O 2 concentration was reduced to 1%”
t0“Bananas”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon-derived ethylene initiated banana ripening in film packages.
- Taxon
- bananase0
- Treatment
- ethephon ((2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid) solutione0
- Outcome
- ripening of bananase0
- Setting
- polymeric film packagese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“Ethylene gas, which was released from ethephon ((2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid) solution applied to a small piece of sponge, initiated ripening of bananas in polymeric film packages”
Claim · model-written summary
Three film types regulated package atmospheres suitable for ripening and holding bananas.
Verbatim
e0“Three kinds of film regulated atmospheric composition inside packages suitable for banana ripening and holding”
Claim · model-written summary
Making one or three pin holes raised oxygen concentration inside film packages.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Making 1 or 3 pin holes through the film package increased the O 2 concentration”
t0“Bananas”
Claim · model-written summary
Pin holes had little effect on carbon dioxide and ethylene concentrations.
- Taxon
- bananast0
- Treatment
- Making 1 or 3 pin holese0
- Outcome
- CO 2 and ethylene concentratione0
- Direction
- little effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Making 1 or 3 pin holes through the film package increased the O 2 concentration but had little effect upon CO 2 and ethylene concentration”
t0“Bananas”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas ripened with ethephon in suitable film packages had good eating quality.
Verbatim
e0“Bananas ripened with ethephon in suitable film packages had good eating quality”
Claim · model-written summary
Bananas ripened with ethephon in film packages had longer shelf life than air-ripened bananas.
Verbatim
e0“Bananas ripened with ethephon in suitable film packages had good eating quality and a longer shelf life than bananas ripened in air”
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