Estudio comparativo entre el empacado tradicional de frutas (melón, sandía, mango, frutilla) rebanadas (plato y film) y el uso de atmósferas modificadas.

Abstract

The objective of the research proposal will be to compare the use of modified atmosphere technologies in the fruit packing process (melon, watermelon, mango, strawberry) with traditional packaging; for the experiment it is foreseen the use of different percentages of the gases: Oxygen (2, 3, 4 and 5 %), Nitrogen (3, 4, 5 and 6 %), Carbon Dioxide (4, 5, 6 and 7 %) ) to establish what will be the ideal in each of the fruits mentioned above. In addition, a comparative table will be made between the technologies studied to support. the applicability of each of them, determining the cost - benefit of the implementation of the new technology, which, in the academic field, will provide first - hand information on the characteristics of the methodologies to be used and the possible combinations of gases for greater conservation. In the economic aspect, it will be possible to generate added value in the final product, which will favor producers, traders and entrepreneurs, since they will have a support for their normal development of distribution, improving the commercialization of these products with quality and without alterations in its organoleptic characteristics.