FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6): 150-153.

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Study on Effects of Refrigerator Con ditions for High Quality Preservation of Furits and Vegetables

 JIAO  Yan, LI  Bao-Guo, ZHANG  Yan, HUA  Ze-Zhao   

  • Online:2002-06-15 Published:2012-02-13

Abstract: It is one of the most difficult proble ms in the field of food storage as to keep the fruits and vegetables in high quality as long as possible.This pap er studied on several common fruits a nd vegetables to find the effects of s torage conditions under differenttempera tures andhumidities.Theywereanalyzedfrommainly senses,weightloss es rateand lossesofVitaminC.Theeffectsofpackagesontheweightlosses ratewere alsodiscussed.Theresultsshowedt hattheloss rateofweightandVitaminCofallthe fruits andvegetables increaseddur ingthestoragedays.Itwas goodtoma intainthe fruits and vegetables in lowtempera tures and also the effect of humidity should be considered.This research provided basis for the improvement of refrigerators inthe storage of fruits andvegetables .

Key words: Fruits andvegetables , Temperature , Humidity , Coldstorage , Package