Pós-colheita de brócolis, repolho roxo e alface sob diferentes ambientes e reguladores

Abstract

The vegetables are highly perishable and their post-harvest storage is relatively short. The increased lifetime in a day or more is very important for the marketing of vegetables. An alternative to reducing losses and better use the harvest is the minimal processing, it combines convenience and practicality to be a product ready for consumption. However, some problems hindering the extension of shelf life of products such as high respiratory rate and proliferation of microorganisms. The use of growth regulators like 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an antagonist of ethylene action, and the use of plastic films have been widely studied in association with the use of low temperatures. For this study three experiments were made in order to verify the efficiency of use of 1-MCP and promalina in reducing the senescence of broccoli inflorescences, evaluate the performance of minimally processed cabbage and packed in four kinds of packaging and efficiency of 1-MCP and storage in three packaging minimally processed lettuce. Inflorescences of broccoli cultivar Avenger were sanitized, treated with 2.5 ppm 1-MCP, 50 ppm promalina, combination of 50 ppm and 2.5 ppm promalina of 1-MCP and stored in polyethylene film bags of low density (LDPE) for storage at 5 ± 2 ° C cold room. Heads of cabbage cultivar Red Dynasty were minimally processed, sanitized and packed in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with lid, polystyrene trays (EPS) of flexible film coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), LDPE film and polypropylene film (PP) punched, and stored at 5 ± 2 ° C cold room. Heads of lettuce cultivar Vanda were minimally processed, sanitized, treated with 1-MCP and stored in PET bottles with lids, trays EPS coated flexible film of PVC and LDPE film, and stored at 4 ± 2 º C in cold . Treatment with MCP-1 contributed to the longevity of broccoli inflorescences up to twenty-seven days at a temperature of 5 ± 2 º C. Treatment with the combination of promalina with 1-MCP were not favorable. Regardless of the type of packaging minimally processed cabbage should not exceed four days, because I had blackened appearance due to oxidation. The PET was efficient associated with 1-MCP providing better quality for up to twelve days.