TOMATO PACKAGE

Fecha de publicación: 11/03/2004
Fuente: Wipo tomato
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tomato package sustaining freshness of a tomato owing to MA (modified atmosphere) effect and having preventing effect on mold which easily grows when seal-packaging a tomato.SOLUTION: This tomato package comprises packaging a tomato with a plastic film. The package has oxygen concentration of 4-18%, carbon dioxide concentration of 3-17% and relative humidity of 60% but <100%. The package has an intervening object between the tomato with a calyx put downward and the plastic film. The intervening object has at least one through-hole with an opening area of 1 mm2 or more, a thickness of 1-20 mm, and a result of [the weight (g) of intervening object]/[the volume (CC) thereof including a void part] of 0.0015-0.6. The opening part of the intervening object is located under the calyx of the tomato.COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO