Comparison study of mango packaging materials

• Main Authors: Wongsuriyasak,S., Srichandr,P.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2015
• Subjects: Education; Health (social science); Mathematics (all); Energy (all); Computer Science (all); Environmental Science (all); Engineering (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84876865343&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/39211
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Mangoes can be easily damaged because they belong to the climacteric fruit group which is constantly under-going changes following harvest. Such as damages may occur during harvesting, packaging and transporting of mangoes. The problem can be ameliorated by developing new and effective packaging that can reduce vibration during transportation. The objective of this study is to compare the performance of three types of packaging materials currently available on the market. The transportation vibrations were simulated under controlled conditions. It was found that mangoes packed with paper pulp mould is the most effective in terms of firmness, total soluble solid or total acidity. Foam net is better than shredded paper and paper pulp mould in terms of weight loss. © 2013 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved.