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SHELF LIFE EXTENSION

OF CORIANDER USING CA FILMS

Kailash Sharma/Shubham Chandra

Chandra Associates

www.chandraassociates.com

SHELF LIFE EXTENSIONS USING CA FILMS

Program Objective:

1. To maintain quality and freshness of Coriander stored at 25°C at

Bharti Walmart’s Kota facility

2. To prove that designs with CA Film generate a shelf life greater

than that of design without films (control in air)

Designs Tested:

PROTOCOL A - CA Film based packaging opened daily

PROTOCOL B - CA Film based packaging opened alternate days

PROTOCOL C – Control packaging without CA Film

Maturity Stages of Coriander

DAY 1

DAY 2

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 3

DAY 3

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 4

DAY 4

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 6

DAY 5

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 7

DAY 8

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 11

DAY 9

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 13

DAY 10

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 14

DAY 12

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 15

DAY 14

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0

B 0

C 34

Cold Room temperature increased to 17 C

DAY 17

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 51

B 53

C 100

CA FILMS extends shelf life of coriander at 13 C to 17+ days. Previous testing has

extended the shelf life of coriander to 35 days.