Abstract
The work aims to investigate the effects of low voltage electrostatic field (LVEF) combined with different commercial packaging treatments on the storage quality of cherry tomatoes to explore the LVEF-based suitable commercial packaging ways of postharvest cherry tomatoes kept on shelves at room temperature. Cherry tomatoes were kept under 3 conditions, unpacked, PP cling bags and PET cling boxes, and then stored at LVEF, (23±1) °C and 75% relative humidity for 16 d, while cherry tomatoes without packaging nor LVEF treatment were used as controls. The LVEF treatment worked continuously during the whole storage period. The quality change of cherry tomatoes during storage was measured periodically. The results showed that LVEF treatment slowed down the increase in weight loss rate and malondialdehyde content and inhibited the decrease in brightness, hardness, soluble solids, titratable acid, ascorbic acid and lycopene. Under LVEF storage conditions, cherry tomatoes in PET cling boxes outperformed those in PP cling bags and without packaging in terms of weight, hardness, color, soluble solids and ascorbic acid. In conclusion, LVEF treatment is effective in preserving postharvest cherry tomatoes, and PET cling boxes have better preservation effect on cherry tomatoes under LVEF storage conditions than PP cling bags.
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ZENG Min, WANG Jun.
Effects of Low Voltage Electrostatic Field Combined with Packaging Treatment on Quality of Postharvest Cherry Tomatoes[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2023(17): 25-32 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2023.17.004
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