SHELF LIFE EXTENSION

OF RADISH 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 Radish stored at 8°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

Radish at Kota Mandi

DAY 0

DAY 3

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0.97

B 1

C 4.85

DAY 8

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0.97

B 1

C 13.5

DAY 10

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0.97

B 1

C 59

DAY 12

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0.97

B 1

C 100

DAY 13

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 0.97

B 1

C 100

DAY 17

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 51

B 53

C 100

DAY 20

PROTOCOL LOSS (%)

A 7.77

B 4

C 100

CA FILMS extends shelf life of Radish at 8 C to 20+ days.

100 % Loss by Day 10

for Control