Métodos de conservación de frutas climatéricas durante el transporte hasta las plantas procesadoras de alimentos.

Abstract

Climacteric fruits are living organisms, and have a rate of respiration of great importance, by means of which the ripening process of the fruits is generated, due to the great production of ethylene, where they present changes such as softening, pigments, and degrades chlorophyll, in the same way during respiration it will happen that through the production of energy comes from the oxidation of starch reserves, sugars and other metabolites. Preservation in the food industries, of climacteric fruits, requires techniques and methods to preserve it because several factors take place that deteriorate it, it is important to carry out an adequate collection, handling, transport, storage and selection of fruits so that they reach their destination in perfect condition. condition. The objective of the research was to analyze the methods of conservation of climacteric fruits during their transport to the food processing plant through a bibliographic review for the improvement of quality and the reduction of losses. For this, information was extracted from scientific articles, so that they validate the information regarding the investigation. Finding that there are several methods to preserve and improve the transport of climacteric fruits to the processing plant, being: controlled atmospheres, ethylene filters and sachet. These methods have the important role of oxidizing and reducing the entry of ethylene in the fruits that are in the means of transport.