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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Kevin Forsyth, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Raul U. Fernandez, Weston, FL (US);
Gonzalo Marquez, Miami, FL (US);
Kevin Forsyth, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Raul U. Fernandez, Weston, FL (US);
Gonzalo Marquez, Miami, FL (US);
Chiquita Brands, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for storing respiring produce, particularly bananas, during ripening is disclosed. The method allows bananas to remain in the ripened condition for an extended period of time while, at the same time, having improved sweetness and taste characteristics. In this method, during ripening, the produce is maintained in a gas medium which comprises oxygen and carbon dioxide and has the following characteristics: PR=ratio of oxygen to carbon dioxide=(20.94−B)/C=from about 1.8 to about 3.8; wherein B is the percentage (by weight) of oxygen in the gas medium and C is the percentage (by weight) of carbon dioxide is the gas medium, and the percentage (by weight) of oxygen (in the gas medium) is from about 1.0 to about 6.0, and the percentage (by weight) of carbon dioxide in the gas medium is from about 3.0 to about 10.0.