FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 205-209.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201404042

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Effects of Film Packaging Treatments on Physiological Metabolism and Quality of Postharvest Green Walnuts

GUO Yuan-yuan1, LU Xiao-xiang1,*, LI Jiang-kuo2, CHEN Shao-hui2, ZHANG Peng2   

  1. 1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce,
    Tianjin 300134, China; 2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Postharvest Physiology and Storage of Agricultural Products, National
    Engineering and Technology Research Center for Preservation of Agricultural Products (Tianjin), Tianjin 300384, China
  • Received:2013-06-25 Revised:2014-01-16 Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-03-17
  • Contact: LU Xiao-xiang E-mail:lxxiang@ticu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) with polyethylene (PE) bags of different thicknesses
on physiology of green walnuts during cold storage temperature ((0.0 ± 0.5) ℃) were investigated.The results showed
that MAP packaging with PE effectively reduced the incidence of mould decay, delayed fruit deterioration, maintained
the original moisture content and the original color of green walnuts, inhibited the increase of acid value and increased the
activity of catalase (CAT). The activities of polyphenoloxidas (PPO) and lipoxygenase (LOX) were also maintained at a
lower level. The treatments of PE packaging could extend the storage life to up to 90 days. Packaging with 40 μm thick PE
could provide the best preservation of green walnuts.

Key words: green walnuts, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), physiological metabolism, quality

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