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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 Weight loss* changes (%) in barberry packages under different atmospheres during storage at 4 and 25 °C

From: Capability of oxygen-scavenger sachets and modified atmosphere packaging to extend fresh barberry shelf life

Atmosphere type

Temperature

Storage day

7

14

21

2

4 °C

Control

0.75 ± 0.25Ac

1.99 ± 0.09Ab

2.41 ± 0.12Aa

2.41 ± 0.02Aa

N2 gas

0.84 ± 0.02Ab

1.27 ± 0.10Bab

1.83 ± 0.26Ba

2.05 ± 0.61ABa

Vacuum

0.81 ± 0.05Ac

0.93 ± 0.13Cbc

1.13 ± 0.13Cab

1.38 ± 0.10BCa

Oxygen scavenger

0.25 ± 0.03Bc

0.35 ± 0.02Dc

0.65 ± 0.02Db

0.94 ± 0.15Ca

25 °C

Control

1.40 ± 0.29Bc

4.10 ± 0.62ABb

6.24 ± 0.78Aab

7.64 ± 1.66Aa

N2 gas

2.87 ± 0.24Ad

5.11 ± 0.60Ac

7.06 ± 0.42Ab

8.80 ± 0.80Aa

Vacuum

1.31 ± 0.29Bc

3.27 ± 0.32Bb

5.82 ± 0.90Aa

6.79 ± 0.79ABa

Oxygen scavenger

0.79 ± 0.07Bc

2.93 ± 0.55Bb

3.03 ± 0.53Bb

4.63 ± 0.85Ba

  1. *Mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. Non-similar uppercase and lowercase letters indicate a significant difference in columns and rows, respectively, for each temperature according to Tukey test (P < 0.05)
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