Technologies

Agricultural Sciences

Title:

Shelf life extension of fresh-cut French beans

Area:

Agricultural Sciences

Sub Area:

Shelf life extension

Focus Area:

Food developemnt

Developing Agency:

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru

Technology Readiness Index:

Technology developed

Email:

director.iihr@icar.gov.in
Website Link :https://iihr.res.in/shelf-life-extension-fresh-cut-french-beans

Brief Description

Description :

Pre-treatments of the freshly cut French beans with 100 ppm available chlorine in the form of sodium hypochlorite and packaging using suitable semi permeable films of different gas and vapour permeability were used to obtain a equilibrium modified atmosphere of 12-14% oxygen and 5-6% carbondioxidewith a shelf life of 9-10 days.

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