Effects of controlled-atmosphere storage

Weichmann J. 1986. The effect of controlled-atmosphere storage on the sensory and nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Hort Rev 8 101-127. 

Wright KP and Kader AA. 1997. Effect of controlled-atmosphere storage on the quality and carotenoid content of sliced persimmons and peaches. Postharvest Biol Technol 10 89-97. 

Gokmen, V., Akbudak, B., Serpen, A. (2007). Effects of controlled atmosphere storage and low-dose irradiation on potato tuber components affecting acrylamide and color formations upon frying. European Food Research and Technology, 224, 681-687. 

Gubb, L, Moorby, J. (1995). The effects of controlled atmosphere storage on the sprouting of potato tubers. 

Khanbari, O. S., Thompson, A. K. (1994). The effect of controlled atmosphere storage at 4°C on crisp color and on sprout growth, rotting and weight loss of potato tubers. Potato Research, 37, 291-300. 

Literature is scarce on the effects of controlled atmosphere (CA) and modified atmosphere (MA) storage on carotenoid content and colonr retention in yellow and red vegetables. Sozzi et al. (1999), reported a lower content in total carotenoids and lycopene in tomatoes, which had been stored in 3% O2 or 20% CO2 than after storage in air (control). No differences were fonnd after storage in low O2 and high CO2. When the samples were transferred to air, the total carotenoid and lycopene contents were lower in the tomatoes, which were subjected to different storage treatments from those stored in air all the time. 

Bailey, S.W. and Banks, H.J. (1980) A review of recent studies of the effects of controlled atmospheres on stored insect pests. In Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Grains (ed. Shejbel, J.). Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 101. 

Pariasca, J.A.T. et al.. Effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage on the quality of snow pea pods (Pisum sativum L. var. saccharatum). Postharvest Biol. TechnoL, 21, 213, 2000. 

Controlled Atmosphere Storage. Use of controlled atmosphere (CA), an atmosphere containing more CO2 and less O2 than air, to maintain the quality of citrus during storage has generally been no more effective than cold storage in air. Several reviews of the subject published previously cover results of some of the earlier work (1, 207, 236, 237, 267, 268, 269). Various results have been obtained and indicate that factors other than O2 and CO2 concentrations, such as variety, maturity and humidity may be involved. Decay is often enhanced with certain CA storage conditions (268, 270, 271, 272), disorders of the rind may be increased (209, 270, 271, 273) and off-flavors may develop (271,... 

Dustan, G.G. (1963) The effect of standard cold storage and controlled atmosphere storage on survival of larvae of the oriental fruit moth. Journal of Economic Entomology 56, 167-169. 

It seems that the effect of the induction of phenol-content increment by high oxygen atmospheres is affected also by the exposure time of the product to the given atmosphere (Ayala-Zavala and others 2007). Awad and others found no losses of flavonoids in apples stored under conventional or controlled atmosphere (Awad and others 2000). No changes in the concentration of simple phenols, flavonoids, and anthocyanins were observed for Delicious and Ralls apples held for 4 to 5 months under refrigeration (Ju and others 1996). However, they found a decrease in simple phenols in earlier harvested apples after 3 months of cold storage. However, after 7 days at 20°C storage, phenols and flavonoid content decreased rapidly. 

Many industrial processes require accurate environmental control. Examples include chemical reactions and processes that are affected by atmospheric conditions biochemical reactions quality, uniformity, and standardization of certain products factors such as rate of crystallization and size of crystals product moisture content or regain deliquescence, lumping, and caking of hygroscopic materials expansion and contraction of macliines and products physical, chemical, and biological cleanliness effects of static electricity odors and fumes conditions in storage and packaging quality of painted and lacquered finishes simulation of stratosphere or space conditions and productivity and comf ort of workers. Controlled atmospheric conditions are... 

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