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Packaging Fresh-cut ProductsJeff Brandenburg, President, JSB Group LLC Modified Atmosphere Packaging in one of the key technologies associated with the shelf life extension of fresh produce. MAP for fresh produce is a complex packaging application as the produce in the bag continues to respire, consuming O2 and giving off CO2. To design and optimize MAP, one first must quantify produce respiration rates (RR). Therefore when designing modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for fresh produce the convergence of three distinct sciences must take place – produce physiology, polymer engineering and converting technology. |