EP1289855B1 - Emballage des bananes - Google Patents

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EP1289855B1
EP1289855B1 EP01959756A EP01959756A EP1289855B1 EP 1289855 B1 EP1289855 B1 EP 1289855B1 EP 01959756 A EP01959756 A EP 01959756A EP 01959756 A EP01959756 A EP 01959756A EP 1289855 B1 EP1289855 B1 EP 1289855B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • B65B25/041—Packaging fruit or vegetables combined with their conservation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants

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  • This invention relates to the packaging of bananas.
  • Respiring biological materials consume oxygen (O 2 ) and produce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) at rates which depend upon temperature and the stage of their development.
  • a respiring material should be stored in a container whose permeability to O 2 and CO 2 is correlated with (i) the atmosphere outside the package, (ii) the rates at which the material consumes O 2 and produces CO 2 , and (iii) the temperature, to produce the desired atmosphere within the container.
  • Bananas are respiring biological materials whose storage and ripening present the most serious problems because
  • a serious disadvantage of the conventional procedure is the need to harvest the bananas a good while before they are fully grown. It would be desirable to harvest the bananas at a later time, when they are larger. However, the later the bananas are picked, the greater the propensity for their climacteric to be triggered by small concentrations of ethylene, and experience has shown that if the bananas are harvested later than the presently established timetables, this results in prematurely ripe bananas when the bananas are shipped in vented bags, and in so-called "green-ripe" bananas when the bananas are shipped in sealed bags. Green-ripe bananas soften, but remain green, and have an unpleasant flavor.
  • Another serious disadvantage of the conventional procedure is that, in order to ripen the green bananas by exposing them to ethylene, it is necessary to open each of the shipping bags if, as in most cases, the bags have been sealed during shipping.
  • Another serious disadvantage of the conventional procedure is that the heat generated by the ripening of the bananas is generated over a relatively short period of time, which heats the bananas to an extent that causes dehydration of the bananas and/or increases the demand on the refrigeration equipment used to keep the bananas cool.
  • the present invention mitigates or overcomes one or more of these disadvantages by packaging green bananas in a sealed container having designed permeabilities to oxygen (O 2 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and ethylene.
  • this invention provides a method of ripening green bananas which comprises
  • OTR O 2 permeability
  • COTR CO 2 permeability
  • EtTR ethylene transmission rate.
  • OTR, COTR and EtTR values are given in ml/m 2 .atm.24 hrs; in some cases, the equivalent in cc/100 inch 2 .atm.24 hrs is given in parentheses.
  • OTR and COTR values referred to herein can be measured using a permeability cell (supplied by Millipore) in which a mixture of O 2 , CO 2 and helium is applied to the sample, using a pressure of 0.7 kg/cm 2 (10 psi) except where otherwise noted, and the gases passing through the sample were analyzed for O 2 and CO 2 by a gas chromatograph.
  • the cell could be placed in a water bath to control the temperature.
  • the abbreviation P 10 is used to denote the ratio of the oxygen permeability at a first temperature T 1 °C to the oxygen permeability at a second temperature T 2 , where T 2 is (T 1 -10)°C, T 1 being 10°C and T 2 being 0°C unless otherwise noted.
  • R or R ratio is used to denote the ratio of CO 2 permeability to O 2 permeability, both permeabilities being measured at 20°C unless otherwise noted. Pore sizes given in this specification are measured by mercury porosimetry or an equivalent procedure. Parts and percentages are by weight, except for percentages of gases, which are by volume; temperatures are in degrees Centigrade, and molecular weights are weight average molecular weights expressed in Daltons.
  • T o is used to denote the onset of melting
  • T p is used to denote the crystalline melting point
  • ⁇ H is used to denote the heat of fusion.
  • T o , T p and ⁇ H are measured by means of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at a rate of 10°C/minute and on the second heating cycle.
  • DSC differential scanning calorimeter
  • T o and T p are measured in the conventional way well known to those skilled in the art.
  • T p is the temperature at the peak of the DSC curve
  • T o is the temperature at the intersection of the baseline of the DSC peak and the onset line, the onset line being defined as the tangent to the steepest part of the DSC curve below T p .
  • sealing bags containing bananas can be, but generally is not, hermetic sealing.
  • Conventional methods for sealing bags of bananas can conveniently be used in this invention. Such conventional methods include, for example, the use of a cable tie to seal the neck of the bag.
  • a seal made by conventional methods is not a hermetic seal, and has the advantage that it permits equilibration of the pressures inside and outside the bag. If the bag is sealed hermetically, it will generally be desirable to include one or more pinholes in the bag, to achieve such equilibration.
  • the containers used in this invention include an atmosphere control member as defined above, preferably a control member as described in one or both of WO-A- 96/38495 and WO-A-00/04787.
  • the microporous polymeric film preferably comprises a network of interconnected pores having an average pore size of less than 0.24 micron, with at least 70% of the pores having a pore size of less than 0.24 micron.
  • the pores in the microporous film constitute 35 to 80% by volume of the microporous film.
  • Preferred microporous films comprise a polymeric matrix comprising (i) an essentially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 18 deciliters/g, or (ii) an essentially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polypropylene having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 6 deciliters/g, or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii).
  • the microporous film may contain 30 to 90% by weight, based on the weight of the film, of a finely divided particulate substantially insoluble filler which is distributed throughout the film.
  • the polymeric coating on the control member preferably comprises a crystalline polymer having a peak melting temperature Tp of -5 to 40 °C, e.g. 0 to 15°C, or 10 to 20 °C, an onset of melting temperature T o such that (Tp - T o ) is less than 10 °C, and a heat of fusion of at least 5 J/g.
  • the polymer preferably comprises a side chain crystalline polymer moiety comprising, and optionally consisting of, units derived from (i) at least one n-alkyl acrylate or methacrylate (or equivalent monomer, for example an amide) in which the n-alkyl group contains at least 12, preferably at least 14, for example 16-50, preferably 16-22, carbon atoms, for example in amount 35-100%, preferably 50-100%, often 80-100%, and (ii) one or more comonomers selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid in which the esterifying group contains less than 10 carbon atoms.
  • the polymer can be a block copolymer in which one of blocks is a crystalline polymer as defined and the other block(s) is crystalline or amorphous.
  • Preferred block copolymers comprise polysiloxane polymeric blocks, and (ii) crystalline polymeric blocks having a T p of -5 to 40°C.
  • Such a polymer can be prepared by copolymerizing a mixture of reactants which comprises (i) at least one n-alkyl acrylate or methacrylate in which the n-alkyl group contains at least 12 carbon atoms and (ii) a polysiloxane having a copolymerizable group at one end thereof.
  • polymers which can be used to the coat the microporous film include cis-polybutadiene, poly (4-methylpentene), polydimethyl siloxane, and ethylene-propylene rubber.
  • the gas-permeable membrane preferably has one or more of the following properties
  • control member is as described in US-A-6,013,293.
  • the permeability of the container can be influenced by perforating the container in order to make a plurality of pinholes therein.
  • green bananas are ripened while in a sealed container.
  • the ripening can be carried out in a conventional ripening room containing ethylene, typically but not necessarily at a concentration of 500 to 1000 ppm. It was surprising to discover that, when using suitable containers, it was unnecessary to follow the conventional practice of opening the bags, and that the bananas would ripen satisfactorily in this way.
  • An important advantage of this method of ripening bananas is that the ripening takes place in a more controlled fashion, resulting in lower peak temperatures in the bananas, which in turn results in reduced dehydration of the bananas and, when the ripening is carried out at temperatures below room temperature, reduced demand upon the refrigeration equipment.
  • the temperature at which ripening is carried out and the concentration of ethylene in the atmosphere influence the rate at which ripening takes place. In general, slower ripening results in bananas which remain in a desired range of color stage for a longer period. On the other hand, this must be balanced against delivery dates required by retail outlets and inventory constraints. Generally the ethylene-containing atmosphere will be maintained at the temperature less than 22 °C, preferably less than 20 °C, for example 16-21 °C.
  • the atmosphere within the bags will change substantially during the ripening process, as the bananas consume O 2 and generate CO 2 .
  • the packaging atmosphere for at least part of the period before the bananas reach their climacteric, contains at least 10% preferably at least 12%, particularly 14 to 19%, of O 2 , and less than 10%, preferably less than 4%, of CO 2 , with the total quantity of O 2 and CO 2 being less than 20 %, preferably less than 17 %.
  • the packaging atmosphere preferably contains at least 0.8%, preferably 1.5 to 6%, especially 1.5 to 3%, of O 2 , and less than 15%, preferably less than 7%, of CO 2 , with the total quantity of O 2 and CO 2 being less than 16%, preferably less than 10 %.
  • the invention can in principle be used for any quantity of bananas. However, it is particularly valuable when relatively large quantities are involved. Thus it is generally preferred that the sealed container contains at least 4 kg, preferably at least 15 kg, especially 16 to 22 kg of bananas.
  • the invention is illustrated in the following Examples, a number of which are comparative Examples, designated by the letter C before the number of the example.
  • the bananas, bags and control members used in the Examples were as follows.
  • the bananas were Cavendish bananas, from Ecuador in Examples 2A-B, C21-22, from Costa Rica in Examples 3A-C and C3, and from Colombia in the other Examples.
  • the large bags were about 0.96 m (38 in.) wide and about 1.2 m (50 in.) long, and were made from polyethylene film about 0.056 mm (2.2 mil) thick (available from Roplast Industries under the tradename RA 3030).
  • the polyethylene film had an OTR at 13 °C of about 2915 (188) and at 22 °C of about 4,650 (300), and EtTR at 13 °C of about 11,400 (735) and at 22 °C of about 18,100 (1,170), an R ratio of about 4.5, and a P10 ratio (between 0 and 10 °C.) of about 1.76.
  • the small bags were about 0.3 m (12 in.) wide and about 0.46 m (18 in.) long, and were made from the same polyethylene film.
  • the Type S control members were as described in WO-A- 00/04787 and comprised a microporous polyethylene film coated with a polysiloxane/SCC block copolymer.
  • the Type S members had an OTR at 13 °C of about 3,803,850 (245,410) and at 22 °C of about 5,000,000 (324,000), an EtTR at 13 °C of about 16,280,000 (1,050,300) and at 22 °C of about 19,500,000 (1,260,000), an R ratio of about 3.8, and a P10 ratio (between 0 and 10 °C.) of about 1.8.
  • the microporous polyethylene film contained 50-60% silica, had a thickness of about 0.18 mm (0.007 inch), a tear strength of about 90g, a porosity of about 65%, an average pore size of about 0.1 micron and a largest pore size of 4-10 microns (available from PPG industries under the tradename Teslin SP 7).
  • the block copolymer was prepared by the reaction of a polydimethyl siloxane terminated one end only by a methacryloxypropyl group (available from Gelest under the tradename MCR M17), 40 parts, dodecyl acrylate, 26.8 parts and tetradecyl acrylate, 33.2 parts, as described in Example A7 of WO-A- 00/04787.
  • a polydimethyl siloxane terminated one end only by a methacryloxypropyl group (available from Gelest under the tradename MCR M17), 40 parts, dodecyl acrylate, 26.8 parts and tetradecyl acrylate, 33.2 parts, as described in Example A7 of WO-A- 00/04787.
  • the Type A control members were as described in WO-A- 96/38495, and comprised the same microporous polyethylene film coated with an SCC polymer of dodecyl acrylate, 42 parts, tetradecyl acrylate, 53 parts, and acrylic acid, 5 parts.
  • the Type A members had an OTR at 22 °C of about 1,705,000 (110,000), an R ratio of about 4, and a P10 ratio (between 0 and 10 °C.) of about 1.4.
  • control member was secured to a portion of the bag in which one or more round holes had been cut.
  • the periphery of the control member was heat sealed to the interior of the bag, thus creating a control member of the kind described in US-A-6,013,293.
  • the control member was secured to the exterior of the bag by means of a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive on the peripheral margin of the control member, and the effective area of the control member was about equal to the area of the hole or holes in the portion of the bag to which the control member is attached.
  • Color stage Description 1 95% green 2 80% green, 20% slightly yellow 3 50% yellow, 50% green 4 80% yellow, 20% light green 5 95% yellow, with slight green color at stem and blossom end 6 100% yellow 7 100% yellow with brown sugar spots Bananas are preferably at color stage 3.5 to 5 when put on retail sale.
  • each bag has one S-type control member placed under one or more holes in the bag.
  • the control member had an area of 967 mm 2 (1.5 in 2 ) and was placed under a single hole of diameter 20.6 mm (0.81 in.).
  • the control member had an area of 1935 mm 2 (3 in 2 ) and was placed under 2 holes, each of diameter 20.6 mm (0.81 in.).
  • the control member had an area of 3225 mm 2 (5 in 2 ) and was placed under 4 holes, each of diameter 19 mm (0.75 in.).
  • Example 1 the control member had an area of 12,900 mm 2 (20 in 2 ) and was placed under 6 holes, each of diameter 25 mm (1 in.).
  • Example C14 the bag did not have a control member.
  • Each bag was packed with about 18.1 kg (40 Ib) of green bananas. The bananas had been harvested at week 13, and maintained at 13-14°C for about 11 days after harvest before being packed. Except in Example C14, excess air was extracted from the bags using a vacuum pump, and then securely tied. In Example C14, the bags were left open. The sealed bags were cooled to about 13 °C and shipped to Gulfport, Mississippi, and then to San Francisco, California, maintaining the temperature at about 13°C.
  • each bag has one A-type control member placed over four or five holes in the bag.
  • the control member had an area of 145 mm 2 (5.7 in 2 ) and was placed over four holes each of diameter 19 mm (0.75 in.).
  • the control member had an area of 4516 mm 2 (7 in 2 ) and was placed over 5 holes, each of diameter 19 mm (0.75 in.).
  • the control member and the holes under it were as in Example 2A, except that the control member was an uncoated microporous film.
  • the bag was intact except for 200 pinholes each about 0.5 mm (26 gauge) in diameter.
  • Example C22 Each bag was packed with about 1.35 kg (3 Ib) of green bananas which had been maintained at 13-14 °C for about 11 days after harvest. Except in Example C22, excess air was extracted from the bags using a vacuum pump, and the bags were then securely tied. In Example C22, the bags were left open. After three days, to allow the packaging atmosphere to equilibrate, the bags were exposed to ethylene (500-1000 ppm) in a ripening room. The results are shown in Table 2 below. These Examples demonstrate that small quantities of bananas can be ripened in a suitably designed bag, and can remain in the bag in excellent condition for several days longer than bananas exposed to the air.
  • Example C3 Each control member was placed over a single hole in the bag, the hole having an diameter of 70 mm (2.75 in.) in Example 3A, 74.4 mm (2.93 in.) in Example 3B, and 78.7 mm (3.1 in.) in Example 3C.
  • the bag was perforated so that the bananas were surrounded by air.
  • the bags were then sealed with rubber bands.
  • the sealed bags were placed in a refrigerated room at about 13 °C. After about 84 hours, the temperature of the room was raised to about 16.7 °C and after about 12 hours, an ethylene generator was used to provide an initial ethylene concentration in the room of 500-1000 ppm. About 24 hours after the generation of ethylene had begun, the room was vented.
  • the temperature of the bananas was monitored for about 15 days, and reached a peak at about 60 hours after the generation of ethylene had begun. At that time, the concentration of O 2 and CO 2 was measured. The results are shown in Table 3 below. It will be seen that the peak temperature was substantially lower in the bags containing control members than in the perforated bag.
  • Example 4 uses a large bag and two S-type control members, each control member having an area of 11,300 mm 2 (17.5 in. 2 ).
  • Example 4 there was a single hole, diameter 82.5 mm (3.25 in.), under each control member.
  • Example C4 there were seven holes, each hole of 25.4 mm (1 in.), under each control member. The total area of the holes was 10,700 mm 2 .
  • About 18.1 kg (40 Ibs.) of green bananas were placed in each bag.
  • the bag was sealed with rubber bands.
  • Example C4 the bag was not sealed.
  • the green bananas had been maintained at 13-14 °C for about 11 days after harvest.
  • the bags were left in a cold room at 13-14 °C. Three days after packing, the bags were exposed to ethylene for 24 hours in a conventional ripening room at 16.7 °C and containing 500-1000 ppm of ethylene.
  • Table 4 shows the number of days taken to reach various color stages.
  • Example No. 4 C4 Control member yes no Days to color stage 4 6.5 4.2 6.5 4.5 7.1 4.5 Days to color stage 5.5 11.5 6.6 12 7 12.3 7.2 Days from color stage 4 to color stage 5.5 5 2.4 5.5 2.5 5.2 2.7
  • Table 5 shows, for each of the bags in Examples 1, C11, C12, C13, 3A, 3B, 3C and 4 the permeability of the bag to O 2 and to ethylene ("Et" in Table 5), and the respective contributions of the control member and the remainder of the bag.
  • the size of the bag, after sealing was assumed to be 0.96 x 1.04 m (38 in. x 41 in.), i.e.

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  1. Procédé de maturation des bananes vertes, qui comprend :
    (A) la fourniture d'un emballage scellé qui comprend:
    (a) un conteneur scellé ; et
    (b) à l'intérieur du conteneur scellé, des bananes vertes et une atmosphère de conditionnement autour des bananes vertes ;
    le conteneur scellé
    (i) incluant au moins un élément de contrôle d'atmosphère qui fournit un passage pour qu' O2, CO2 et l'éthylène pénètrent dans ou quittent l'atmosphère de conditionnement, et qui comprend une membrane perméable aux gaz, comprenant :
    (a) un film polymère microporeux ; et
    (b) un revêtement polymère sur le film microporeux ; et
    (ii) ayant une perméabilité à O2 à 13°C, par kg de bananes dans le conteneur (OP13/kg), d'au moins 700 ml/atm.24h, un rapport R à 13°C d'au moins 2, et une perméabilité à l'éthylène à 13°C, par kg de bananes dans le conteneur (EtOP13/kg), qui est d'au moins 3 fois l'OP13/kg du conteneur ; et
    (B) la mise en place de l'emballage scellé dans une atmosphère contenant de l'éthylène.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'étape (B) comprend la mise en place de l'emballage scellé dans une chambre de maturation contenant de l'éthylène dans une quantité de 500 à 1000 ppm.
  3. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel au moins une partie de l'étape (B) est effectuée dans une atmosphère contenant de l'éthylène ayant une température de moins de 20°C.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'atmosphère de conditionnement, pendant au moins une partie de la période avant que les bananes n'atteignent leur climactérique, contient 14 à 19 % d'O2 et moins de 10 % de CO2, la quantité totale d'O2 et de CO2 étant moins de 20 %.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'atmosphère de conditionnement, pendant au moins une partie de la période après que les bananes aient passé leur climactérique, contient 1,5 à 6 % d'O2 et moins de 15 % de CO2, la quantité totale d'O2 et de CO2 étant moins de 16 %.
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le conteneur scellé contient de 16 à 22 kg de bananes.
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'OP13/kg du conteneur scellé est au moins 1500 ml/atm.24h.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le conteneur scellé a un rapport R à 13°C d'au moins 3.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l' EtOP13/kg du conteneur scellé est au moins 4 fois l'OP13/kg du conteneur scellé.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins 75 % de l'oxygène qui entre dans l'atmosphère de conditionnement passe à travers ledit ou lesdits éléments de contrôle de d'atmosphère.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la membrane perméable aux gaz a une perméabilité à l'oxygène à toutes les températures comprises entre 20 et 25°C de 2 480 000 à 7 000 000 ml/m2 atm.24h.
  12. Emballage pour l'utilisation dans le procédé tel que défini à l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui comprend :
    (a) un conteneur scellé ; et
    (b) à l'intérieur du conteneur scellé, des bananes vertes et une atmosphère de conditionnement autour des bananes vertes ;
    le conteneur scellé :
    (i) incluant au moins un élément de contrôle d'atmosphère qui fournit un passage pour qu'O2 CO2 et l'éthylène pénètrent dans ou quittent l'atmosphère de conditionnement, et qui comprend une membrane perméable aux gaz, comprenant :
    (a) un film polymère microporeux ; et
    (b) un enrobage polymère sur le film microporeux, et
    (ii) ayant une perméabilité à O2 à 13°C, par kg de bananes dans le conteneur (OP13/kg), d'au moins 700 ml/atm.24h, un rapport R à 13°C d'au moins 2, et une perméabilité à l'éthylène à 13°C, par kg de bananes dans le conteneur (EtOP13/kg), qui est au moins 3 fois l'OP13/kg du conteneur.
  13. Emballage selon la revendication 12 qui est à une température de 13-14°C.
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