公开(公告)号：US5658607A

公开(公告)日：1997-08-19

申请号：US545271

申请日：1995-10-19

申请人： Robert William Herdeman

发明人： Robert William Herdeman

IPC分类号： A23B7/148 ,  A23L3/3418 ,  A23B7/00

CPC分类号： A23B7/148 ,  A23L3/3418

摘要： A method for uniformly controlling the ripening of bananas and other perishable products from harvest to delivery, wherein a combination shipping and ripening container having an internal volume capable of receiving and maintaining a controlled atmosphere is provided. Freshly harvested, unripened perishable products are loaded into the container and cooled to a holding temperature in a range of from about 57.degree. to about 70.degree. F. Once the products are stabilized at the desired holding temperature, a controlled atmosphere including ethylene is preferably substantially immediately provided to the internal volume to uniformly initiate ripening of all of the loaded products. Once ripening has been initiated, the ethylene is reduced within the internal volume by displacement with a low oxygen controlled atmosphere, which is maintained within the container during storage, transportation, and delivery procedures. Prior to unloading the ripened products from the container, the atmosphere within the internal volume is returned to normal conditions. Once the loaded products have been stabilized at the desired holding temperature and exposed to the ethylene atmosphere to initiate ripening procedures, adjustments to the controlled atmosphere and temperature within the internal volume can be utilized to "tune" the ripening process as desired to provide ripened products for delivery within a range of timing schedules. The present method can be used with oxygen concentrations in the range of 1% to 8% during the ripening procedure, and with the ethylene concentration reduced to a minimal level of about 25 ppm (to support continuing ripening). Use of very low oxygen concentrations and minimal ethylene concentrations in the ranges listed above can produce a fruit product in which its pulp is more ripe than indicated by the color of its peel.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种统一控制从收获到递送的香蕉和其他易腐产品的成熟的方法，其中提供具有能够接收和保持受控气氛的内部容积的组合运输和成熟容器。 将新鲜收获的未熟的易腐产品装入容器中并冷却至约57°至约70°F的保持温度。一旦产物稳定在所需的保持温度，包含乙烯的受控气氛优选基本上 立即提供给内部体积以均匀地开始所有装载的产品的成熟。 一旦成熟已经开始，乙烯通过置换而在内部体积内被减少，其中低的氧气控制气氛在储存，运输和递送过程中保持在容器内。 在将成熟的产品从容器卸载之前，内部容积内的气氛恢复到正常状态。 一旦加载的产品已经稳定在所需的保持温度并且暴露于乙烯气氛以启动熟化程序，则可以利用内部容积内的受控气氛和温度的调节来根据需要“调整”成熟过程以提供熟化的产物 在一系列时间表内交货。 本方法可以在成熟过程中氧浓度在1％至8％的范围内使用，乙烯浓度降低至约25ppm的最低水平（以支持持续成熟）。 在上述范围内使用非常低的氧浓度和最小的乙烯浓度可以产生水果产品，其中其纸浆比其剥离物的颜色指示的更成熟。