Influence of expanded polyethylene biopolymer packaging on shelf life of capsicum

Sudhir  Singh; SNS  Chaurasia; Swati   Sharma; Indivar   Prasad; Priti   Khemariya; Tanweer   Alam

doi:10.61180/vegsci.2022.v49.i2.08

Sudhir Singh ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Jakhini, Varanasi-221305, UP
SNS Chaurasia ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Jakhini, Varanasi-221305, UP
Swati Sharma ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Jakhini, Varanasi-221305, UP
Indivar Prasad ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Jakhini, Varanasi-221305, UP
Priti Khemariya ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Jakhini, Varanasi-221305, UP
Tanweer Alam Indian Institute of Packaging, Patparganj, New Delhi-110092

DOI: https://doi.org/10.61180/vegsci.2022.v49.i2.08

Keywords: Capsicum, Polyethylene biopolymer pouches, Nutritional quality, Shelf life

Abstract

Capsicum is one of the most important vegetable crops of solanaceous family and grown across the country. Freshly harvested capsicum has very short shelf life (5-6 days) under ambient storage condition. The physicochemical characteristics and composition variations of capsicum has been assessed in two sizes (300g±10%) and (900g±10%) of 30μ flex freshTM expanded polyethylene biopolymer pouches at 3 ˚C, 10 ˚C and 90-95% RH under modified atmospheric storage. Minimum increase (6.02% and 4.35%) in PLW, minimum decrease in chlorophyll (70.3% and 75.5%) and minimum losses (47.6% and 40.3%) of ascorbic acid were obtained after 28 DOS, respectively at 3 ˚C. It was observed most acceptable consistency for both sizes of capsicum in pouches up to 21 DOS at 3 ˚C.