Simulated transportation studies of mangoes.
Satish Kumar, Gupta A. K.
Author Affiliation: Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
Journal of Research, Punjab Agricultural University 41 : 476-481
Abstract : Simulated transportation studies were carried out to study the individual effect of film wrapping and packaging box or their combination on the mechanical damage and rate of ripening in mango fruits. The mangoes wrapped in three polymeric (LD-80, LD-60 and D-955) and packed in three packaging boxes (wooden box, CFB box and plastic crates) were transported for a period of up to 72 h. Shifting from traditional wooden boxes to CFB/plastic crates would entail a transportation loss reduction of 37-40%. Film wrapping would result in loss reduction by approximately 60% in any packaging box over control fruits. A combination of low-density polyethylene film (80 gauge) and plastic crate resulted in lower rate of ripening.