Shelf life extension of individually film-wrapped mangoes.
Yamashita F., Benassi M. T., Kieckbusch T. G.
Author Affiliation: Depto Engenharia e Technologia de Alimentos, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 136, CEP 15054-000, S.J. Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Tropical Science 37 : 249-255
Abstract : Mangoes cv. Keitt were individually sealed in a heat-shrinkable polyolefin film (D-955) and a low-density polyethylene film (LDPE), stored for 0-5 weeks at 12° and 17°C, and then ripened unwrapped at 22°. Weight loss of packaged mangoes was significantly lower than that of the non-wrapped control. A sensory panel ranked the mangoes and found no differences in appearance between treatments but unwrapped mangoes had a higher overall eating quality. D-955 and LDPE film-sealed mangoes and the control had shelf lives of 33, 15 and 7 days at 12° and 17,10 and 7 days at 17°, respectively.