Controlled Atmosphere System Laboratory Studies on Celery

Abstract

Laboratory tests were conducted to determine the effect of controlled atmosphere on celery. Storage periods were 3 to 8 weeks. The data indicates that the use of controlled atmosphere results in celery which is greener in color, more turgid and of more intense celery flavor. Significant reductions in spoilage of the soft rot type were found in celery which had been initially stored in controlled atmosphere. It is concluded that sufficient laboratory data, and information in the technical literature, is available to warrant a series of field tests on celery and other fresh fruits and vegetables shipped in commercial controlled atmosphere containers to military organizations overseas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0718612

Entities

People

  • Abdul R. Rahman
  • Donald E. Westcott
  • Harold Gorfien
  • Margaret Driver
  • Thomas J. Dinicola

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • California
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Containers
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Field Tests
  • Gases
  • High Humidity
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Military Organizations
  • Production Engineering
  • United States
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design