Research Article

Shelf Life Determination of Fresh Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) Stored under Controlled Atmosphere and Ozone

Table 1

Yeast counts (log CFU/g) and increase over 10 days (Δ) of highbush blueberries stored at 4°C or 12°C under controlled atmosphere storage conditions (CAS), ozone (O3), or regular atmosphere (Air).

Treatment4°C12°C
Day 0Day 10ΔDay 0Day 10Δ

Air3.01 ± 0.103.95 ± 0.270.943.01 ± 0.103.93 ± 0.150.92
CAS5.43 ± 0.057.30 ± 0.101.873.83 ± 0.306.42 ± 0.032.59
O35.44 ± 0.057.29 ± 0.141.863.77 ± 0.366.14 ± 0.062.37