Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 112, Issue -, Pages 523-529Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.124
Keywords
Active packaging; Climacteric fruit; Ethylene scavenging; Nanocomposite; Photocatalyst
Funding
- 90th Anniversary of Chulalongkorn University Fund (Ratchadapiseksomphot Endowment Fund) [GCUGR11255725088M]
- Graduate School and Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
- Novel Technology for Food Packaging & Control of Shelf Life Research Group, the Special Taskforce for Activating Research (STAR), Chulalongkorn University [STF 6001523006-1]
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The feasibility of active packaging from chitosan (CS) and chitosan containing nanosized titanium dioxide (CT) to maintain quality and extend storage life of climacteric fruit was investigated. The CT nanocomposite film and CS film were fabricated using a solution casting method and used as active packaging to delay ripening process of cherry tomatoes. Changes in firmness, weight loss, a*/b* color, lycopene content, total soluble solid, ascorbic acid, and concentration of ethylene and carbon dioxide of the tomatoes packaged in CT film, CS film, and control (without CT or CS films) were monitored during storage at 20 degrees C. Classification of fruit quality as a function of different packaging treatments was visualized using linear discriminant analysis. Tomatoes packaged in the CT film evolved lower quality changes than those in the CS film and control. The results suggested that the CT film exhibited ethylene photodegradation activity when exposed to UV light and consequently delayed the ripening process and changes in quality of the tomatoes. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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