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Impact of Packaging Materials on the Shelf Life and Fruit Quality of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) under Ambient Storage Conditions

Author: Prasad Patil, MD. Jameel Jhalegar, Viresh Mallayya Hiremath, Sateesh Pattepur, Noorulla Haveri, Shripad Pandurang Vishweshwar and Sanganabasav G. Gollagi

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Abstract

Acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) is a widely consumed citrus fruit, but its shelf life is limited. Therefore, an investigation was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of different packaging materials viz., Gunny bags, Nylon net bags, HDPE (High-density polyethylene), LDPE-film (Low-density polyethylene) and open crates on storage life and fruit quality of acid lime fruits (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle). The packed fruits were kept under ambient storage conditions up to 40 days. The fruits were analyzed at 5 days interval and assessed for different quality parameters. The results indicate variability among the different packaging treatments for physiological loss in weight, juice content, firmness, fruit decay percentage, total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), pH, Brix/acid ratio and organoleptic attributes. Among all packaging treatments, HDPE film with perforation was the most effective in maintaining various fruit quality parameters such as TSS, TA, pH, Brix/acid ratio, physiological loss in weight, juice content, firmness, least fruit decay percentage and better sensory attributes, upto 40 days in ambient storage.

Keywords

Post harvest, HDPE, Shelf life, Acid lime, Ambient storage

Conclusion

HDPE packaging films significantly reduced physiological loss in weight reported least fruit decay percent, TSS, Brix/acid ratio and pH, maintain the better firmness and retained the significantly highest content of titratable acidity, juice and better sensory attributes in ambient stored acid lime fruit up to 40 days.

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Prasad Patil, MD. Jameel Jhalegar, Viresh Mallayya Hiremath, Sateesh Pattepur, Noorulla Haveri, Shripad Pandurang Vishweshwar and Sanganabasav G. Gollagi (2023). Impact of Packaging Materials on the Shelf Life and Fruit Quality of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) under Ambient Storage Conditions. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 711-718.