Gas Absorbent Based Modified Atmosphere Packaging to Optimize Dragon Fruit Shelf Life

Primatama, Satria and Affandi, Fahrizal Yusuf and Kistanti, Anisa and Kurniawati, Musyrifah and Nugraha, Bayu (2023) Gas Absorbent Based Modified Atmosphere Packaging to Optimize Dragon Fruit Shelf Life. In: BIO Web of Conferences, 10 October 2023-11 October 2023, Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

Dragon fruit is a promising export commodity for Indonesia. But its short shelf-life is a big challenge for an international shipping by sea. This study aims to prolong the dragon fruit shelf life by implementing gas absorbent based Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) in combination with cold storage. This technique decreases the fruit physiological processes by lowering O2 concentration () inside the MAP. The selected dragon fruit was packed with gas absorbent-based MAP with different O2 absorber capacities (30 cc; 60 cc; and 120 cc) and plastic types (biodegradable plastic and LDPE). Each treatment was also varied with the use of H2O absorbent and perforation. Then, the dragon fruit in MAP was stored at 5 C and 90 RH for 6 weeks as shipping simulation. After storage, the dragon fruit was transferred to 27 C room temperature without MAP. The results showed that the application of gas absorbent-based MAP, additional treatments, and low temperature were generally able to maintain the quality of dragon fruit up to 6 weeks in cold storage. However, dragon fruit developed signs of chilling injury, increased water loss, increased weight loss, decreased hardness, skin damage, fin withering, and mold growth after transfer at 27 C room temperature without MAP.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Dragon fruit; Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Biosystem Engineering
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology > Food processing and manufacture
Divisions: Faculty of Agricultural Technology > Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Depositing User: Siti Marfungah Marfungah
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2024 08:56
Last Modified: 16 Aug 2024 08:56
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/3551

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