Effect of packaging and storage temperature on shelf-life of minimally processed onion (Allium cepa L.)
| dc.creator | S. Bhuvaneswari | |
| dc.creator | C.K. Narayana | |
| dc.creator | R. Udhayakumar | |
| dc.creator | R. Veere Gowda | |
| dc.date | 2015 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:45:10Z | |
| dc.description | Minimally processed onion is a ready-to-use onion product offering the consumer a fully usable commodity, without much change to freshness of the produce. Effect of packaging and storage temperature on shelf-life in minimally processed onion was studied. Packaging and temperature play an important role in determining shelf-life in minimally processed onion. Onion pieces approx. 8-10mm thick were cut with a plain, sharp knife and subjected to dip-treatment with the firming agent, calcium lactate (2%), for 5 minutes. The samples were surface-dried and packaged in polypropylene bags of size 250 X 125mm, of variable thicknesses (25, 50 or 75μm) and stored at low temperatures and high RH:8±1o C and 83±2% RH; 10±1o C and 82±2% RH; and, 12±1o C and 80 ±2% RH. It was found that onion cv. Arka Sona sliced with a plain, sharp knife, pre-treated with 2% calcium lactate, surface-dried and packaged in polypropylene bags sized 250X125mm (50μm thick), and stored at 8+1o C and 83±2% RH retained freshness and nutritive value, were microbially safe and acceptable, with a shelf-life of 14 days at storage. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | 0973-354X | |
| dc.identifier | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=577061452008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/442304 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Society for Promotion of Horticulture | |
| dc.relation | http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5770 | |
| dc.rights | Journal of Horticultural Sciences | |
| dc.source | Journal of Horticultural Sciences (India) Num.2 Vol.10 | |
| dc.subject | Agrociencias | |
| dc.title | Effect of packaging and storage temperature on shelf-life of minimally processed onion (Allium cepa L.) | |
| dc.type | artículo científico |