Nunes, M. C. N.Brecht, J. K.Sargent, S. A.Morais, A. M. M. B.2011-10-112011-10-111995NUNES, M. C. N....[et al] - Effects of delays to cooling and wrapping on strawberry quality (cv. Sweet Charlie). Food Control. ISSN 956-7135. Vol. 6 n.º 6 (1995), p. 323-328http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/5945'Sweet Charlie' strawberries were wrapped with PVC polymeric film, and forced-air precooled after delays of O, 6 or 8 hours at 30°C to study the effect of delaying precooling on physical and chemical quality characteristics of the strawberry. Non-wrapped fruits were used as a control. Evaluations were performed after storage for one week at 1°C plus one day at 20°C. Delaying the precooling resulted in less attractive fruits and loss of quality characteristics. Wrapped strawberries maintained better appearance and quality than nonwrapped berries.engStrawberryForced air coolingPackagingColourFirmnessAscorbic acidSugarsWater lossjournal article10.1016/0956-7135(95)00024-013844284112A1995UB31800002