Title: Post-harvest quality assessment of guava fruit (Psidium guajava. L.) CV. 'Gola' in response to different packaging materials
Authors: Ali Asad Yousaf; Kashif Sarfraz Abbasi; Mamoona Faiz
Addresses: Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan ' Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan ' Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
Abstract: The present study aimed at the evaluation of postharvest quality of guava fruit (cv. Gola) stored under different packaging materials at room temperature. Transition in multiple quality parameters was quantified at fixed intervals (4-days) during the storage period of 20 days. Each packaging material had significant effect upon fruit quality as compared to control samples. The values of firmness, ascorbic acid and total phenolics inclined to retain in the packaged fruit samples as compared to control. Respiratory gases (ethylene and CO2) were hindered under HDPE and BDP packaging's materials. In terms of enzyme dynamics, catalase (CAT) was high with the passage of storage; however, lower activity of poly phenol oxidase (PPO) was observed in packed samples as compared to unpacked one. Biodegradable, PP and HDPE packaging showed promising results to maintain better fruit quality and revealed higher values for phenolics and vitamin C contents during storage.
Keywords: Guava; packaging; postharvest quality; ethylene; enzyme dynamics.
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2024.138684
International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 2024 Vol.9 No.2, pp.93 - 109
Received: 06 Aug 2023
Accepted: 15 Nov 2023
Published online: 24 May 2024 *