Ali Ali (1)* and Maria Alia(1)
(1). Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
(*Corresponding author: Maria Alia, E-mail. : maria73alia@gmail.com Mobile:0942066373).
Received: 26/08/2023 Accepted: 8/10/2023
Abstract:
The effect of a modified gaseous atmosphere on some physical and chemical indicators of (Al Ghatami) peach fruits was studied during 8 weeks of refrigerated storage. The stored fruits were divided into 3 groups: (control fruits T1, a group of fruits stored in polyethylene bags T2, a third group of fruits stored in a gaseous atmosphere composed of: (92% N2, 3% O2, 5% CO2), at a temperature of (3) ¡C and relative humidity of (90-95)%. The search was conducted in the laboratories of the faculty of Agriculture ingineering- Department of food sciences, Tishreen university, in (2022-203). The results showed that treatment T3 was significantly superior to the rest of the treatments, it maintained the highest value of firmness (2.3) kg/cm2, and the highest value of vitamin C (9.3) mg/100 fresh weight, it also maintained the lowest percentage of weight loss (36) %, while treatment T2 maintained the highest value of TSS (15) %.
Key words: Peach fruits, modified atmosphere gaseous, storage period, polyethylene bags.
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