Microbial and quality evaluation of green peppers stored in biodegradable film packaging

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1121-1125

  Koide, Shoji ^a   Shi, John ^b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradable film; Green pepper; Microbial quality; Packaging; Physicochemical quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 33847273715     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Arvanitoyannis I.S., Khah E.M., Christakou E.C., and Bletsos F.A. Effect of grafting and modified atmosphere packaging on eggplant quality parameters during storage. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 40 (2005) 311-322
2. Avella M., De Vlieger J.J., Errico M.E., Fischer S., Vacca P., and Volpe M.G. Biodegradable starch/clay nanocomposite films for food packaging applications. Food Chemistry 93 (2005) 467-474
3. Cliffe-Byrnes V., and O'Beirne D. Effects of chlorine treatment and packaging on the quality and shelf-life of modified atmosphere (MA) packaged coleslaw mix. Food Control 16 (2005) 707-716
4. Del Nobile M.A., Baiano A., Benedetto A., and Weightignan L. Respiration rate of minimally processed lettuce as affected by packaging. Journal of Food Engineering 74 (2006) 60-69
5. Greenspan L. Humidity fixed points of binary saturated aqueous solutions. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards 81 A (1977) 89-96
6. Ishikawa Y., Hirata T., and Hasegawa Y. Development of simple gas permeability measurement for polymeric films: On high gas permeability films for MA packaging of fresh produce. Journal of Package Science Japan 6 (1997) 213-220
7. Ishikawa Y., and Hirata T. Color change model for broccoli packaged in polymeric films. Transactions of the ASAE 44 (2001) 923-927
8. Kaya S., and Maskan A. Water vapor permeability of pestil (a fruit leather) made from boiled grape juice with starch. Journal of Food Engineering 57 (2002) 295-299
9. Koide S., and Nonami T. Disinfecting efficacy of a plastic container covered with photocatalyst for postharvest. Food Control 18 (2007) 1-4
10. Leistner L., and Gould G.W. Hurdle technologies: Combination treatments for food stability, safety and quality (2002), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York
11. Makino Y., and Hirata T. Modified atmosphere packaging of fresh produce with a biodegradable laminate of chitosan-cellulose and polycaprolactone. Postharvest Biology and Technology 8 (1997) 179-190
12. Muratore G., Del Nobile M.A., Buonocore G.G., Lanza C.M., and Nicolosi Asmundo C. The influence of using biodegradable packaging films on the quality decay kinetic of plum tomato (PomodorinDatterino). Journal of Food Engineering 67 (2005) 393-399
13. Ohta H., Shiina T., and Sasaki K. Dictionary of freshness and shelf life of food (2002), Science Forum Co. Ltd., Tokyo
14. Srinivasa P.C., Baskaran R., Ramesh M.N., Harish Prashanth K.V., and Tharanathan R. Storage studies of mango packed using biodegradable chitosan film. European Food Research and Technology 215 (2002) 504-508
15. Sun W., and Griffiths M.W. Survival of bifidobacteria in yogurt and simulated gastric juice following immobilization in gellan-xanthan beads. International Journal of Food Microbiology 61 (2000) 17-25
16. Suparlan B., and Itoh K. Combined effects of hot water treatment (HWT) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on quality of tomatoes. Packaging Technology and Science 16 (2003) 171-178
17. Takebe M., and Yoneyama T. An analysis of nitrate and ascorbic acid in crop exudates using a simple reflection photometer system. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 66 (1995) 155-158
18. Tanada-Palmu P.S., and Grosso C.R.F. Effect of edible wheat gluten-based films and coatings on refrigerated strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) quality. Postharvest Biology and Technology 36 (2005) 199-208
19. Tharanathan R.N. Biodegradable films and composite coatings: Past, present and future. Trends in Food Science and Technology 14 (2003) 71-78