For development of long-term storage method of sweet-persimmons using polyethylene film bags, basic experiment was conducted with 30 boxes of sweet-persimmons in 1973 and the same experiment was extended for industrial application with 2,500 boxes of the persimmons in the cold storage of Jinyoung Sweet-persimmon Association in 1974. Investigation was made on change of the quality by storage period. At the same time, persimmons put in the cold storage test were shipped to market at different time in order to monitor consumer response and commercial feasibility. The followings are conclusion obtained from the result of this experiment.
1. Storage of sweet-persimmon, Buyu, produced in Jinyoung, Kimhae was possible for 1 month at 2℃±1℃ cold storage. This storage period was extended to 4 months until the end of February in case that the fruits were hermetically sealed in P.E. film bags of 0.08 to 0.1 mm thickness.
2. During the storage period of sweet-persimmons packed in the film bags, the loss of weight due to evaporation was effectively prevented with use of the film of bag thicker than 0.04 mm.
3. The storage ability of 3-5 persimmons per small bag was somewhat superior to that of many persimmons packed in the large box of 15kg czpacity.
4. The thicker the film of bags, the more CO₂ gas was accumulated inside, however, from 1 month after beginning of the storage the rate of CO₂ accumulation became very low maintaining the stabilized level of 5-6% at the plot of 0.06-0.08mm thick bags.
5. While the persimmons were in storage, decreased was the content of total sugars, total acids, and vitamin C, of which the Phenomenon was remarkable especially with the fruits of non-packed plot.
6. The sweet-persimmons in the film bags subjected to cold storage when shipped to market in their intact condition were more beneficial than when they were shipped out in unpacked condition. The intact fruits packed in the P.E, film bags were able to keep their commercial value for 10days in the outdoor situation.
7. The sweet-persimmons that were packed in the film bags and put in the cold storage had maintained promissing marketability and the economic feasibility was acknowledged when the experimental practice was applied to industrial scale.
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