Effect of Aloe Vera Gel and Active Modified Atmosphere Packaging (A-MAP) on the Quality of Pomegranate Arils Ready-To-Eat Dousti Zohreh1, Sedaghat Naser2, Hoseini Fereshteh3 1Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 3Department of Food Additives, ACECR, Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi *sedaghat@um.ac.ir
Online published on 5 July, 2018. Abstract In this study, the effect of an edible coating based on natural Aloe vera (AV) gel (0, 50, and 75% v/v) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP-1: 5 KPa O2, 15 KPa CO2, 80KPa N2; MAP-2: 80KPa O2, 5KPa CO2, and 15 KPa N2) and packaging with air condition (21 KPa O2 and 0.03 KPa CO2) investigated on postharvest quality of ready-to-eat pomegranate arils at 0, 6, 12, and 18 days of storage at 5°C. These results demonstrate that AV gel in combination with A-MAP is proved to be the most effective treatment to maintain the quality of pomegranate arils for 18 days of storage. Top Keywords Aloe vera gel, Edible coating, MAP, Pomegranate arils, Postharvest quality, Ready to eat. Top |