Title:	Sweet grape tomato post harvest packaging.
Authors:	SANDRI, D. RINALDI, M. M. ISHIZAWA, T. A. CUNHA, A. H. N. PACCO, H. C. FERREIRA, R. B.
Affiliation:	DELVIO SANDRI, UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA MARIA MADALENA RINALDI, CPAC TAÍS A. ISHIZAWA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS ANANDA H. N. CUNHA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE GOIÁS HONORATO C. PACCO, UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA RAFAEL B. FERREIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE GOIÁS.
Date Issued:	2015
Citation:	Revista Engenharia Agrícola, Jaboticabal, v. 35, n. 6, 2015.
Pages:	p. 1093-1104
Description:	This paper aims at evaluating the shelf life of mini tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) cultivar ‘Sweet Grape’, grown in hydroponics, and stored under environmental and refrigerated conditions inside different packages. We adopted a completely randomized design, in which treatments were combinations of storage conditions: environment (e) and refrigerated (r) with packaging: polyvinyl chloride film (PVC); low-density polyethylene (LDPE); biofilm of tomato fruit of Solanum lycocarpum A.St.-Hil (lobeira) (TFB); cassava starch biofilm (CSB); carnauba wax (Copernicia prunifera) (CW), and without packaging - control (C). Physicochemical and sensory tests were carried out at the beginning (day zero), and at 8, 19, and 33 days of storage (DS). Fruit stored inside PVCr, LDPEe, LDPEr, and CWr had an acceptable shelf life of 33 days. The use of cassava and tomato starches were not effective in controlling fruit fresh weight loss. ‘Sweet Grape’ tomato postharvest conservation was enhanced under refrigerated conditions. The sensory evaluation results revealed that CWr treatment most pleased appraisers, while PCV had the highest rejection rate.
Thesagro:	Estocagem Armazenamento Embalagem
NAL Thesaurus:	Storage Shelf life Packaging
Keywords:	Minitomate Lycopersicon esculentum Mill Vida útil Validade
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4430-Eng.Agric.v35n6p1093-1104/2015
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAC)