{"title":"Transportation via containers at ice temperature inhibits decay and maintains the quality of certain fresh produce","authors":"Atsushi Ikegaya, Akihiko Nagafuji, Tomoyasu Toyoizumi, Shigehiro Yamazaki, Takehiro Saika, Toru Kosugi","doi":"10.1080/19476337.2022.2128430","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the differences in quality of fresh produce when exported at ice temperature and general temperature. Twenty-eight different types of fresh produce were exported from Japan to Singapore simultaneously in a precise temperature-controlled reefer container set at 0°C and a regular reefer container set at 5°C. In Singapore, we used instrumental analysis and sensory evaluation to compare the quality of fresh produce. The growth of molds on figs and grapes (“Shine Muscat”) that were transported at 0°C was inhibited. Additionally, the growth of aerial mycelia on the shafts of shiitake mushrooms was inhibited. Consequently, the saleable quality rate increased upon transportation increased at 0°C. The comparison of appearance by sensory evaluation revealed that nine items, including leafy vegetables and mushrooms, transported at 0°C were preferred over those transported at 5 °C.","PeriodicalId":49084,"journal":{"name":"Cyta-Journal of Food","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cyta-Journal of Food","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19476337.2022.2128430","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Abstract
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the differences in quality of fresh produce when exported at ice temperature and general temperature. Twenty-eight different types of fresh produce were exported from Japan to Singapore simultaneously in a precise temperature-controlled reefer container set at 0°C and a regular reefer container set at 5°C. In Singapore, we used instrumental analysis and sensory evaluation to compare the quality of fresh produce. The growth of molds on figs and grapes (“Shine Muscat”) that were transported at 0°C was inhibited. Additionally, the growth of aerial mycelia on the shafts of shiitake mushrooms was inhibited. Consequently, the saleable quality rate increased upon transportation increased at 0°C. The comparison of appearance by sensory evaluation revealed that nine items, including leafy vegetables and mushrooms, transported at 0°C were preferred over those transported at 5 °C.
期刊介绍:
CyTA – Journal of Food is an Open Access journal that publishes original peer-reviewed research papers dealing with a wide range of subjects which are essential to the food scientist and technologist. Topics include: chemical analysis of food; additives and toxins in food; sensory, nutritional and physiological aspects of food; food microbiology and biotechnology; changes during the processing and storage of foods; effect of the use of agrochemicals in foods; quality control in food; and food engineering and technology.