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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.