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Extension of Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality of Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv Nagano) with Forced-air Precooling and Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Yeboah, S.; Hong, S.J.; Park, Y.; Choi, J.H.; Eum, H.L. Postharvest Quality Improvement of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv Nagano) with Forced-Air Precooling and Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Foods2023, 12, 3961.
Yeboah, S.; Hong, S.J.; Park, Y.; Choi, J.H.; Eum, H.L. Postharvest Quality Improvement of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv Nagano) with Forced-Air Precooling and Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Foods 2023, 12, 3961.
Yeboah, S.; Hong, S.J.; Park, Y.; Choi, J.H.; Eum, H.L. Postharvest Quality Improvement of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv Nagano) with Forced-Air Precooling and Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Foods2023, 12, 3961.
Yeboah, S.; Hong, S.J.; Park, Y.; Choi, J.H.; Eum, H.L. Postharvest Quality Improvement of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv Nagano) with Forced-Air Precooling and Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Foods 2023, 12, 3961.
Abstract
Optimum postharvest storage conditions increase the shelf life and postharvest quality of horticultural crops. The effects of forced-air precooling (FAP) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on shelf life, physicochemical quality, and health-promoting properties of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Nagano) harvested at 90% and 50% coloring stages in May and July respectively, stored at 11℃, 95% relative humidity were assessed. Fruits were treated with FAP + 30 μm polyethylene liner (FOLO), FAP (FOLX), 30 μm polyethylene liner (FXLO), and control (FXLX). The quality attributes, viz. weight loss, firmness, color, SSC, soluble sugars, TPC, TFC, DPPH, and ABTS were evaluated. FOLO maintained sensory quality (weight loss, firmness, and color), physicochemical (soluble solids content and soluble sugars), and health-promoting properties compared to other treatments during storage. The investigated parameters differed significantly (p < 0.05) among treatments except soluble sugars. The 50% coloring fruits had a huge variation between treatments than 90% coloring. The results revealed more TPC and antioxidant capacity in 50% than in 90% coloring fruits. The study highlights the need to consider the ideal fruit coloring stage at harvest under the effect of FAP and MAP treatments in preserving bell pepper's postharvest quality and shelf life.
Keywords
bell pepper; forced-air precooling; fruit color; harvest time; modified atmosphere packaging; postharvest storage
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Horticulture
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