Packaging Techniques
In Fresh Fruits And
Vegetables
Seminar
On
Presented By :-
Ms. Khude. S. R.
Regd.No.-28
Sr. M.Sc (Hort.) Fruit Science
INTRODUCTION
• Fruit production – 74.87 million
tones /annum
• Vegetable production – 146.55
million tones /annum (NHB,2010)
• 25 % spoilage (CFTRI, 2006)
 Principles in preventing fruits losses:
• 1. Destroy the micro organisms and
prevent recontamination from
outside.(Cruess 1958, Lopez 1969)
• 2. Alter the environment to prevent
or retard the growth of undesirable
organisms (Desrosier 1970, Girdhari
Lal et al 1986)
Contamination, protection, preservation, communication,
utility and performance. If the device or container performs
one or more these functions, it is considered a package.
Packaging:
The 3 “Ps” of Packaging
• Protection
• Preservation
• Promotion
Purpose of packaging
• Physical protection: plastic film wraps “Air box”
• Barrier protection: Ascorbic acid and Cathecol based
sachets- oxygen absorber
Metallocene polymers, PEN- barrier packaging
broccoli, cucumber, lotus root, kiwifruit, tomato, etc.
• Containment or agglomeration
• Security
• Convenience: Biodegradable plastic polymers
After harvesting fruit and vegetables,
the following processes take place:
• Respiration
• Ethylene synthesis
• Ripening
• Deterioration
• Microbial growth
• Transpiration, loss of moisture
in the product
Respiration rate mg CO2 /Kg/Hr Product
Low 5-10 Sugar beet, garlic, onion, watermelon,
citrus
Moderate 10-20 Cabbage, carrot, cucumber, mango,
tomato
High 20-40 Avocado, cauliflower, lettuce, strawberry
Very high 40-60 Broccoli, spinach, parsely, sweet corn
Perishability rate Potential life (weeks) Products
Very high < 2 Broccoli, cauliflower, strawberry
High 2-4 Avocado, pineapple, celery, tomato
Moderate 4-8 Lemon, watermelon, mango
Low 8-16 Onion, apple, pear, garlic
Very low >16 Nuts, dried fruits
Perishability rate:
Respiration rate:
Characteristics of good Packaging
• Protection against bruising and physical injury
• Protection against microbial contamination and
deterioration
• Provide ventilation for respiration and exchange of
gases
• Protect against moisture / weight loss
• Slow down respiration rate, delay ripening and
increase storage life
• Control ethylene concentrations in the package
New trends in fresh fruits and vegetables:
• Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
• Controlled Atmosphere Packaging (CAP)
• Vacuum packaging
• Shrink wrap
• Active packaging
• Intelligent packaging
• Biodegradable packaging
Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
•Removal of air from the package and
replacing it with a single or mixture of
gases
•Atmosphere low in O2 (1-5%) and high in
CO2 (5-10%)
•LDPE, PVC, polypropylene and Polyester
•Alternative to low temperature storage
•Objective : extend shelf life and prevent
undesirable changes
Controlled atmosphere packaging (CAP)
• Apple, banana, pear, cabbage etc.
• Control of O2 and CO2 concentration around fresh produce
• Advantage-prevents spoilage
• CA is more appropriate for long term storage
• PVC and LDPE have best O2/CO2 permeability ratio for fresh
vegetables
Shrink wrap:
•Individual fruit is loosely sealed in
a flexible film
• Film is shrunk tightly around the
produce
•Advantage-ability to control
moisture loss
•LDPE or LLDPE.
ISWP for Kinnow
Tray Wrap Packaging for Kinnow
Shelf-life of selected fruit and vegetables as a
result of individual shrink wrap packaging
Vacuum packaging:
•Eliminating the air in the package
•Reduces the level of O2 & N2 in
package
•Flexible monolayer or multi-layer
films are used.
benefits:
It eliminates oxidation
It preserves delicate flavours
It prevents freezer burn
It maintains natural moisture
It prevents moisture contamination
 Active packaging:
• Incorporation of certain additives into the packaging films changes the
condition of the packed foods (Day, 1989).
• Active packaging techniques can be divided into two categories
(Ahvenainen, 2003).
 absorbers or scavengers
 releasing systems
• Headspace artefacts
• Cyclodextrin essential oil microcapsule
• 2-nonanone
• Hexanal
Oxygen scavenging label
Intelligent Packaging
 Sensors that notify consumers that the product is impaired, and
they may begin to undo the harmful changes that have occurred in
the food product (Karel, 2000; Rodrigues and Han, 2003).
 Rodrigues and Han (2003) -two categories: simple intelligent
packaging and interactive or responsive intelligent packaging.
 These types of devices can be divided into three groups
• External indicators
• Internal indicators
• The indicators that increase the efficiency of information flow and
effective communication between the product and the consumer.
Examples of intelligent packaging include:
• Time-temperature and other indicators
• Biosensor
• Bar code
• Ethylene sensor
• Nutritional attributes
• Gas concentrations
Biodegradable packaging
 Biodegradable - ability to break down, or decompose back into the
natural environment without causing harm.
 Polystyrene (also known as Styrofoam), polyethylene and
polyurethane - earth-Unfriendly
 Malaysia- Biodegradable Plastic Packaging From Tropical Fruit Skins
such as banana, rambutan
 Materials used for Packaging
 Biodegradable plastics
 Plant sources
 Eco-pack
Innovation  Carrier bag:
-100% biodegradable
- made from velvety soft and breathable
biodegradable film
- made in Europe
- GMO-free
- mainly use corn starch and potato starch
to manufacture our carrier bags.
- CO2 neutral.
 Fruit & vegetable bag:
- keeps fruits, vegetables and bread fresh
for longer
- reuse as a compostable bag
- made out of sustainable raw materials
- 100% biodegradable
- made in Europe
- GMO-free
x
Carrier bag
Fruit & vegetable bag
Modified Atmosphere
Packaging
Changes in internal fruit quality parameters of strawberries
during storage.
Ozkaya et al.,2009
Changes in internal fruit quality parameters of strawberries
during storage.
Ozkaya et al.,2009
Contd..
Effects MAP treatments (LDPE & PVC composite membrane) on
the weight loss of strawberries
Zhang et al., 2003
i) C.K - packed only with air and stored at 6°C,
ii) C.K' - without packaging and stored at 6°C.
Effects of MAP (LDPE & PVC composite membrane) on the
acidity content of strawberry.
Zhang et al., 2003
i) C.K - packed only with air and stored at 6°C,
ii) C.K' - without packaging and stored at 6°C.
Contd..
Effect of MAP on the anthocyanin content of strawberry
Zhang et al., 2003
i) C.K - packed only with air and stored at 6°C,
ii) C.K' - without packaging and stored at 6°C.
Contd..
Change of gas composition in-package during storage
Zhang et al., 2003
Contd..
Respiration rate of Banana
Noomhorm and Potey., 1993
Respiration rate of banana in reduced oxygen at 23⁰C
Noomhorm and Potey., 1993
Contd..
Oxygen levels within Lifespan bags packed with different pears
varieties
Sugar., 2001
Carbon dioxide levels within Lifespan bags packed with
different pears varieties
Sugar., 2001
Contd..
Incidence of internal injury in pear varieties stored in regular
air, CA (2% oxygen, <1% carbon dioxide) and LifeSpan MAP
bags.
Sugar., 2001
Contd..
Decay incidence of modified atmospheric packaged
muskmelon
Yahia and Rivera., 1992
Films Thickness
(μm)
LDPE1 26
LDPE2 33
LDPE3 47
LDPE4 75
Growth of total aerobic microorganism in PP and LDPE
packages of carrots at 0⁰C and ambient temperature
Workneh & Steyn.,
2001
Vacuum Packaging
Changes in Polyphenol oxidase activity of sugar apple
Tsay and Wu, 1997
Phenolic compound in the pericarp of frozen stored sugar
apple:
storage
time
(months)
phenolic compound (ppm)
gallic acid eugenol catechin chlorogenic
acid
non
vacuum
packaging
0 11.7 12.0 151.9 65.6
3 9.5 10.4 114.0 54.8
6 7.5 9.5 103.6 47.8
12 4.3 8.1 81.2 34.1
vacuum
packaging
0 11.7 12 151.9 65.6
3 10.5 11.6 146.7 60
6 9.4 11.3 140.3 58.2
12 7.5 11.1 134.3 53.5
Tsay and Wu, 1997
Contd..
Changes in colour of pericarp during storage of frozen sugar
apple at -18⁰C
Storage time
(months)
Hunter color values
L a b
Non vacuum
packaging
0 37.5 -5.7 14.4
3 34.6 -2.5 11.4
6 33.4 0.4 8.6
12 31.5 4.5 2.7
Vacuum
packaging
0 37.5 -5.7 14.4
3 37.0 -4.2 14.1
6 36.5 -3.5 13.5
12 35.4 -2.5 12.4
Tsay and Wu, 1997
Contd..
Total bacteria count of Broccoli and cauliflower stored for 5, 10 and
15 days under various atmosphere and temperatures.
Shrink Wrap Packaging
Effects of polyolefin film wrapping and calcium chloride
treatments on weight loss % of "Wonderful" pomegranate fruit
during cold storage at 5°C
Treatments Days in cold storage (5±1°C)
15 30 45 60
Control 2.38 3.36 5.31 7.05
B.D.F. 0.78 1.38 1.69 2.16
2 % CaCl2 1.56 2.12 3.17 4.02
4 % CaCl2 1.34 1.98 2.56 3.90
2 % CaCl2 +
B.D.F.
0.83 1.15 1.71 2.23
4% CaCl2 +
B.D.F.
0.89 1.21 1.80 2.10
Nazmy et al,2012
B.D.F- Polyolefin film wrapping
Effects of polyolefin film wrapping and calcium chloride
treatments on discarded fruits % of "Wonderful" pomegranate
fruit during cold storage at 5°C
Treatments Days in cold storage (5±1°C)
15 30 45 60
Control -- -- 6.67 16.67
B.D.F. -- -- -- 3.33
2 % CaCl2 -- -- 3.33 10.00
4 % CaCl2 -- -- 3.33 6.67
2 % CaCl2 +
B.D.F.
-- -- -- --
4% CaCl2 +
B.D.F.
-- -- -- 3.33
Nazmy et al,2012
Contd..
Effect of shrink film wrapping on percent weight loss, TSS,
titratable acidity and pH of ‘Tommy Atkins’ mango fruit
Time at
12C
(days)
treatments Weight loss % TSS Acidity pH
At
transfer
ripe
7 Nonwrappe
d
1.8 6.6 13.9 4.6 4.6
wrapped 0.2 0.6 12 7.2 4.2
14 Nonwrappe
d
3.2 5.7 14 6.9 4.3
wrapped 0.3 1.3 12.5 8 3.8
McCollum et al, 1992
Effect of shrink wrap packaging on shelf life of Apple and
Kiwifruit
Sharma & Pal, 2009
Organoleptic evaluation of shrink wrap muskmelon
Collins et al, 1990
REF- Reference, GRE-Green nonwrapped, YEL-Yellow nonwrapped,
SWY- Yellow shrink wrapped, SWG- Green shrink wrapped
The influence of various physical treatments in combination
with shrink packaging, on fruit quality of bell pepper.
Treatments weight loss (%) Firmness
(mm deformation)
Decay (%) CI (%) CINX (3-0)
Selik
a
7518 Selika 7518 Selika 7518 Selika 7518 Selika 7518
TWRB 4.8 4.4 3.4 3.3 11 10 15 20 1.1 1.3
HWRB 4.6 4.3 3.1 3.5 3 1 5 10 0.6 0.9
HWD 5.6 5.4 3.8 3.9 7 10 15 15 1 1.2
CURING 6 6.1 4.3 4.4 13 13 7 11 0.6 0.9
HWRB + SP 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.2 2 3 1 4 0.3 0.5
Fallik et al., 2009
Conclusion
• Current knowledge and use of packaging technique in fresh
fruits and vegetables are mainly empirical
• Adoption of this technique has been rather slow
• Different technologies that can be presently used to reduce
loss of quality and increase safety of fresh fruits.
• The shelf-life of fresh fruits and vegetables can be extended to
4-6 days by MAP treatments.
• Fruit appearance was maintained, shrink-wrapping
adversely affected the taste and flavour during
extended storage.
• Present packaging, needs to match the International
standards in acceptable cost.
• Future trends in food packaging will continue to focus
on cost reduction and improving barrier properties.
• Challenge- minimizing atmospheric pollution during
package manufacture and deal effectively on package
waste management.
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    Packaging Techniques In FreshFruits And Vegetables Seminar On Presented By :- Ms. Khude. S. R. Regd.No.-28 Sr. M.Sc (Hort.) Fruit Science
  • 3.
    INTRODUCTION • Fruit production– 74.87 million tones /annum • Vegetable production – 146.55 million tones /annum (NHB,2010) • 25 % spoilage (CFTRI, 2006)  Principles in preventing fruits losses: • 1. Destroy the micro organisms and prevent recontamination from outside.(Cruess 1958, Lopez 1969) • 2. Alter the environment to prevent or retard the growth of undesirable organisms (Desrosier 1970, Girdhari Lal et al 1986)
  • 4.
    Contamination, protection, preservation,communication, utility and performance. If the device or container performs one or more these functions, it is considered a package. Packaging: The 3 “Ps” of Packaging • Protection • Preservation • Promotion
  • 5.
    Purpose of packaging •Physical protection: plastic film wraps “Air box” • Barrier protection: Ascorbic acid and Cathecol based sachets- oxygen absorber Metallocene polymers, PEN- barrier packaging broccoli, cucumber, lotus root, kiwifruit, tomato, etc. • Containment or agglomeration • Security • Convenience: Biodegradable plastic polymers
  • 6.
    After harvesting fruitand vegetables, the following processes take place: • Respiration • Ethylene synthesis • Ripening • Deterioration • Microbial growth • Transpiration, loss of moisture in the product
  • 7.
    Respiration rate mgCO2 /Kg/Hr Product Low 5-10 Sugar beet, garlic, onion, watermelon, citrus Moderate 10-20 Cabbage, carrot, cucumber, mango, tomato High 20-40 Avocado, cauliflower, lettuce, strawberry Very high 40-60 Broccoli, spinach, parsely, sweet corn Perishability rate Potential life (weeks) Products Very high < 2 Broccoli, cauliflower, strawberry High 2-4 Avocado, pineapple, celery, tomato Moderate 4-8 Lemon, watermelon, mango Low 8-16 Onion, apple, pear, garlic Very low >16 Nuts, dried fruits Perishability rate: Respiration rate:
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    Characteristics of goodPackaging • Protection against bruising and physical injury • Protection against microbial contamination and deterioration • Provide ventilation for respiration and exchange of gases • Protect against moisture / weight loss • Slow down respiration rate, delay ripening and increase storage life • Control ethylene concentrations in the package
  • 9.
    New trends infresh fruits and vegetables: • Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) • Controlled Atmosphere Packaging (CAP) • Vacuum packaging • Shrink wrap • Active packaging • Intelligent packaging • Biodegradable packaging
  • 10.
    Modified Atmosphere Packaging(MAP) •Removal of air from the package and replacing it with a single or mixture of gases •Atmosphere low in O2 (1-5%) and high in CO2 (5-10%) •LDPE, PVC, polypropylene and Polyester •Alternative to low temperature storage •Objective : extend shelf life and prevent undesirable changes
  • 11.
    Controlled atmosphere packaging(CAP) • Apple, banana, pear, cabbage etc. • Control of O2 and CO2 concentration around fresh produce • Advantage-prevents spoilage • CA is more appropriate for long term storage • PVC and LDPE have best O2/CO2 permeability ratio for fresh vegetables
  • 12.
    Shrink wrap: •Individual fruitis loosely sealed in a flexible film • Film is shrunk tightly around the produce •Advantage-ability to control moisture loss •LDPE or LLDPE. ISWP for Kinnow Tray Wrap Packaging for Kinnow
  • 13.
    Shelf-life of selectedfruit and vegetables as a result of individual shrink wrap packaging
  • 14.
    Vacuum packaging: •Eliminating theair in the package •Reduces the level of O2 & N2 in package •Flexible monolayer or multi-layer films are used. benefits: It eliminates oxidation It preserves delicate flavours It prevents freezer burn It maintains natural moisture It prevents moisture contamination
  • 15.
     Active packaging: •Incorporation of certain additives into the packaging films changes the condition of the packed foods (Day, 1989). • Active packaging techniques can be divided into two categories (Ahvenainen, 2003).  absorbers or scavengers  releasing systems • Headspace artefacts • Cyclodextrin essential oil microcapsule • 2-nonanone • Hexanal Oxygen scavenging label
  • 16.
    Intelligent Packaging  Sensorsthat notify consumers that the product is impaired, and they may begin to undo the harmful changes that have occurred in the food product (Karel, 2000; Rodrigues and Han, 2003).  Rodrigues and Han (2003) -two categories: simple intelligent packaging and interactive or responsive intelligent packaging.  These types of devices can be divided into three groups • External indicators • Internal indicators • The indicators that increase the efficiency of information flow and effective communication between the product and the consumer.
  • 17.
    Examples of intelligentpackaging include: • Time-temperature and other indicators • Biosensor • Bar code • Ethylene sensor • Nutritional attributes • Gas concentrations
  • 18.
    Biodegradable packaging  Biodegradable- ability to break down, or decompose back into the natural environment without causing harm.  Polystyrene (also known as Styrofoam), polyethylene and polyurethane - earth-Unfriendly  Malaysia- Biodegradable Plastic Packaging From Tropical Fruit Skins such as banana, rambutan  Materials used for Packaging  Biodegradable plastics  Plant sources  Eco-pack
  • 19.
    Innovation  Carrierbag: -100% biodegradable - made from velvety soft and breathable biodegradable film - made in Europe - GMO-free - mainly use corn starch and potato starch to manufacture our carrier bags. - CO2 neutral.  Fruit & vegetable bag: - keeps fruits, vegetables and bread fresh for longer - reuse as a compostable bag - made out of sustainable raw materials - 100% biodegradable - made in Europe - GMO-free x Carrier bag Fruit & vegetable bag
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    Changes in internalfruit quality parameters of strawberries during storage. Ozkaya et al.,2009
  • 22.
    Changes in internalfruit quality parameters of strawberries during storage. Ozkaya et al.,2009 Contd..
  • 23.
    Effects MAP treatments(LDPE & PVC composite membrane) on the weight loss of strawberries Zhang et al., 2003 i) C.K - packed only with air and stored at 6°C, ii) C.K' - without packaging and stored at 6°C.
  • 24.
    Effects of MAP(LDPE & PVC composite membrane) on the acidity content of strawberry. Zhang et al., 2003 i) C.K - packed only with air and stored at 6°C, ii) C.K' - without packaging and stored at 6°C. Contd..
  • 25.
    Effect of MAPon the anthocyanin content of strawberry Zhang et al., 2003 i) C.K - packed only with air and stored at 6°C, ii) C.K' - without packaging and stored at 6°C. Contd..
  • 26.
    Change of gascomposition in-package during storage Zhang et al., 2003 Contd..
  • 27.
    Respiration rate ofBanana Noomhorm and Potey., 1993
  • 28.
    Respiration rate ofbanana in reduced oxygen at 23⁰C Noomhorm and Potey., 1993 Contd..
  • 29.
    Oxygen levels withinLifespan bags packed with different pears varieties Sugar., 2001
  • 30.
    Carbon dioxide levelswithin Lifespan bags packed with different pears varieties Sugar., 2001 Contd..
  • 31.
    Incidence of internalinjury in pear varieties stored in regular air, CA (2% oxygen, <1% carbon dioxide) and LifeSpan MAP bags. Sugar., 2001 Contd..
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    Decay incidence ofmodified atmospheric packaged muskmelon Yahia and Rivera., 1992 Films Thickness (μm) LDPE1 26 LDPE2 33 LDPE3 47 LDPE4 75
  • 33.
    Growth of totalaerobic microorganism in PP and LDPE packages of carrots at 0⁰C and ambient temperature Workneh & Steyn., 2001
  • 34.
  • 35.
    Changes in Polyphenoloxidase activity of sugar apple Tsay and Wu, 1997
  • 36.
    Phenolic compound inthe pericarp of frozen stored sugar apple: storage time (months) phenolic compound (ppm) gallic acid eugenol catechin chlorogenic acid non vacuum packaging 0 11.7 12.0 151.9 65.6 3 9.5 10.4 114.0 54.8 6 7.5 9.5 103.6 47.8 12 4.3 8.1 81.2 34.1 vacuum packaging 0 11.7 12 151.9 65.6 3 10.5 11.6 146.7 60 6 9.4 11.3 140.3 58.2 12 7.5 11.1 134.3 53.5 Tsay and Wu, 1997 Contd..
  • 37.
    Changes in colourof pericarp during storage of frozen sugar apple at -18⁰C Storage time (months) Hunter color values L a b Non vacuum packaging 0 37.5 -5.7 14.4 3 34.6 -2.5 11.4 6 33.4 0.4 8.6 12 31.5 4.5 2.7 Vacuum packaging 0 37.5 -5.7 14.4 3 37.0 -4.2 14.1 6 36.5 -3.5 13.5 12 35.4 -2.5 12.4 Tsay and Wu, 1997 Contd..
  • 38.
    Total bacteria countof Broccoli and cauliflower stored for 5, 10 and 15 days under various atmosphere and temperatures.
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    Effects of polyolefinfilm wrapping and calcium chloride treatments on weight loss % of "Wonderful" pomegranate fruit during cold storage at 5°C Treatments Days in cold storage (5±1°C) 15 30 45 60 Control 2.38 3.36 5.31 7.05 B.D.F. 0.78 1.38 1.69 2.16 2 % CaCl2 1.56 2.12 3.17 4.02 4 % CaCl2 1.34 1.98 2.56 3.90 2 % CaCl2 + B.D.F. 0.83 1.15 1.71 2.23 4% CaCl2 + B.D.F. 0.89 1.21 1.80 2.10 Nazmy et al,2012 B.D.F- Polyolefin film wrapping
  • 41.
    Effects of polyolefinfilm wrapping and calcium chloride treatments on discarded fruits % of "Wonderful" pomegranate fruit during cold storage at 5°C Treatments Days in cold storage (5±1°C) 15 30 45 60 Control -- -- 6.67 16.67 B.D.F. -- -- -- 3.33 2 % CaCl2 -- -- 3.33 10.00 4 % CaCl2 -- -- 3.33 6.67 2 % CaCl2 + B.D.F. -- -- -- -- 4% CaCl2 + B.D.F. -- -- -- 3.33 Nazmy et al,2012 Contd..
  • 42.
    Effect of shrinkfilm wrapping on percent weight loss, TSS, titratable acidity and pH of ‘Tommy Atkins’ mango fruit Time at 12C (days) treatments Weight loss % TSS Acidity pH At transfer ripe 7 Nonwrappe d 1.8 6.6 13.9 4.6 4.6 wrapped 0.2 0.6 12 7.2 4.2 14 Nonwrappe d 3.2 5.7 14 6.9 4.3 wrapped 0.3 1.3 12.5 8 3.8 McCollum et al, 1992
  • 43.
    Effect of shrinkwrap packaging on shelf life of Apple and Kiwifruit Sharma & Pal, 2009
  • 44.
    Organoleptic evaluation ofshrink wrap muskmelon Collins et al, 1990 REF- Reference, GRE-Green nonwrapped, YEL-Yellow nonwrapped, SWY- Yellow shrink wrapped, SWG- Green shrink wrapped
  • 45.
    The influence ofvarious physical treatments in combination with shrink packaging, on fruit quality of bell pepper. Treatments weight loss (%) Firmness (mm deformation) Decay (%) CI (%) CINX (3-0) Selik a 7518 Selika 7518 Selika 7518 Selika 7518 Selika 7518 TWRB 4.8 4.4 3.4 3.3 11 10 15 20 1.1 1.3 HWRB 4.6 4.3 3.1 3.5 3 1 5 10 0.6 0.9 HWD 5.6 5.4 3.8 3.9 7 10 15 15 1 1.2 CURING 6 6.1 4.3 4.4 13 13 7 11 0.6 0.9 HWRB + SP 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.2 2 3 1 4 0.3 0.5 Fallik et al., 2009
  • 46.
    Conclusion • Current knowledgeand use of packaging technique in fresh fruits and vegetables are mainly empirical • Adoption of this technique has been rather slow • Different technologies that can be presently used to reduce loss of quality and increase safety of fresh fruits. • The shelf-life of fresh fruits and vegetables can be extended to 4-6 days by MAP treatments.
  • 47.
    • Fruit appearancewas maintained, shrink-wrapping adversely affected the taste and flavour during extended storage. • Present packaging, needs to match the International standards in acceptable cost. • Future trends in food packaging will continue to focus on cost reduction and improving barrier properties. • Challenge- minimizing atmospheric pollution during package manufacture and deal effectively on package waste management.
  • 48.