Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Ashish M Joshi, Mukesh N Dabhi, Devanand K Gojiya and MS Shitap

Abstract:
The effectiveness of ozone treatment was tested on the lime fruits and packed in the two different size of the packaging (25 µ and 50 µ) and the packed samples were stored with and without holes to check the effectiveness of packaging film in a refrigerated space at 10 °C temperature for 150 days. The microbial population of total plate count, yeast and mould count, E. coli and Salmonella of lime fruits was also assessed at a fifteen days interval during the storage period. The ozone treated lime fruits with 3 min of ozone gas application at flow rate of 400 mg/h and packed in 25 µ with holes (1 pinpoint hole per 2 × 2 square inch area of plastic bag) was found the most effective in preserving the lime fruits up to 120 days.