Modified Atmosphere and Humidity Film Reduces Browning Susceptibility of Oriental Melon Suture Tissue during Cold Storage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. In-Package Temperature, Humidity, and Headspace Gas Composition
2.3. Weight Loss of Oriental Melon Fruit
2.4. Firmness Analysis
2.5. Total Soluble Solids
2.6. Surface Color Analysis
2.7. Determination of Browning Injury Index and Marketability
2.8. Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy for Tissue Structure Analysis
2.9. Quantification and Composition of Epicuticular Wax
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. O2 and CO2 Concentrations
3.2. RH and Weight Loss
3.3. Fruit Quality: Firmness, Total Soluble Solids (TSS), and Surface Color
3.4. Browning of the Fruit Suture and Tissue Structure
3.5. Epicuticular Wax and Specific Water Loss in Oriental Melon Sutures
3.6. Marketability Change by Modified Atmosphere/Modified Humidity Packeging (MAP/MHP)
3.7. Correlation between Modified Atmospherepakaging (MAP) and Cold Injuries (CI)
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Storage Time (Days) | Storage Temperature (°C) | Treatment | Firmness (N) | TSS | Hue of Suture |
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0 | 4 | Control | 19.45 ± 0.62 a | 11.60 ± 0.10 a | 96.70 ± 0.33 a |
PE | 19.45 ± 0.62 a | 11.60 ± 0.10 a | 96.70 ± 0.33 a | ||
XF | 19.45 ± 0.62 a | 11.60 ± 0.10 a | 96.70 ± 0.33 a | ||
0 | 10 | Control | 19.45 ± 0.62 a | 11.60 ± 0.10 a | 96.70 ± 0.33 a |
PE | 19.45 ± 0.62 a | 11.60 ± 0.10 a | 96.70 ± 0.33 a | ||
XF | 19.45 ± 0.62 a | 11.60 ± 0.10 a | 96.70 ± 0.33 a | ||
7 | 4 | Control | 14.01 ± 0.45 a | 12.17 ± 0.09 b,c,d | 94.77 ± 0.36 a |
PE | 18.54 ± 0.37 b,c | 12.27 ± 0.13 d,e | 95.57 ± 0.40 a | ||
XF | 16.57 ± 0.56 b | 12.77 ± 0.03 e | 95.80 ± 0.32 a | ||
7 | 10 | Control | 18.93 ± 0.37 c | 11.60 ± 0.15 a | 94.92 ± 0.55 a |
PE | 19.26 ± 0.34 c | 11.70 ± 0.15 a,bc | 95.62 ± 0.46 a | ||
XF | 19.86 ± 0.82 c | 11.70 ± 0.07 ab | 95.79 ± 0.34 a | ||
14 | 4 | Control | 19.52 ± 0.41 b | 11.60 ± 0.06 a,b | 91.35 ± 0.75 a |
PE | 18.06 ± 0.74 a,b | 11.27 ± 0.09 a | 95.60 ± 0.52 b | ||
XF | 19.09 ± 0.45 b | 11.73 ± 0.12 a,b,c | 94.35 ± 0.42 b | ||
14 | 10 | Control | 17.67 ± 0.50 a,b | 12.20 ± 0.03 c | 91.66 ± 1.04 a |
PE | 16.61 ± 0.52 a | 11.70 ± 0.17 a,b,c | 93.60 ± 0.36 a,b | ||
XF | 17.82 ± 0.33 a,b | 12.00 ± 0.09 b,c | 94.76 ± 0.42 b | ||
14 + 2 | 4 | Control | 14.00 ± 0.46 a | 12.03 ± 0.09 b | 88.22 ± 0.62 a |
PE | 16.74 ± 0.44 a,b,c,d | 12.17 ± 0.03 b | 92.71 ± 0.66 b | ||
XF | 14.46 ± 0.59 a,b | 11.23 ± 0.13 a | 91.90 ± 0.83 b | ||
14 + 2 | 10 | Control | 15.00 ± 0.37 a,b,c | 13.30 ± 0.06 c | 92.70 ± 0.79 b |
PE | 17.93 ± 0.43 d | 11.00 ± 0.06 a | 93.77 ± 0.46 b | ||
XF | 17.01 ± 0.69 c,d | 12.50 ± 0.13 b | 92.88 ± 0.60 b | ||
14 + 5 | 4 | Control | 14.86 ± 0.65 a | 12.00 ± 0.40 b | 88.32 ± 1.13 a |
PE | 16.74 ± 0.31 a,b | 11.27 ± 0.15 a,b | 92.06 ± 0.56 b,c | ||
XF | 16.35 ± 0.55 a,b | 11.07 ± 0.18 a | 90.83 ± 0.88 ab | ||
14 + 5 | 10 | Control | 16.22 ± 0.32 a | 11.20 ± 0.13 a,b | 91.98 ± 0.70 b,c |
PE | 18.22 ± 0.53 b | 10.40 ± 0.03 a | 94.69 ± 0.38 c | ||
XF | 15.05 ± 0.46 a | 12.00 ± 0.09 b | 94.40 ± 0.37 c |
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Park, M.-H.; Chang, E.-H.; Yang, H.-J.; Lee, J.-S.; Do, G.-R.; Song, H.J.; Chang, M.-S.; Ku, K.-M. Modified Atmosphere and Humidity Film Reduces Browning Susceptibility of Oriental Melon Suture Tissue during Cold Storage. Foods 2020, 9, 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091329
Park M-H, Chang E-H, Yang H-J, Lee J-S, Do G-R, Song HJ, Chang M-S, Ku K-M. Modified Atmosphere and Humidity Film Reduces Browning Susceptibility of Oriental Melon Suture Tissue during Cold Storage. Foods. 2020; 9(9):1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091329
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Me-Hea, Eun-Ha Chang, Hae-Jo Yang, Jung-Soo Lee, Gyung-Ran Do, Hyun Jong Song, Min-Sun Chang, and Kang-Mo Ku. 2020. "Modified Atmosphere and Humidity Film Reduces Browning Susceptibility of Oriental Melon Suture Tissue during Cold Storage" Foods 9, no. 9: 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091329