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Biodegradable blend films of poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(propylene carbonate) for shelf life extension of whole white button mushrooms

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Blend films with poly(ε-caprolactone)(PCL) and poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)with thickness of approximately 40 μm and 60 μm, respectively, were prepared using a uniaxial-stretching extrusion process to modify the property of PCL. PCL/PPC blend films with better comprehensive properties with thickness about 60 μm were used for equilibrium-modified atmosphere packaging of button mushrooms at 5 °C. The gas barrier property together with water vapor permeability were evaluated as well as its effects on the shelf life button mushrooms. The results showed that the PCL/PPC20 and PCL/PPC50 blend films have suitable gas barrier property and water vapor permeability, which was helpful to generate an appropriate storage environment and more importantly no condensation occurred in these two packages. The lower weight loss of button mushrooms was observed for PCL/PPC20 and PCL/PPC50 blend films 4.43 and 4.46, respectively. The PCL/PPC blend films was more effective in decreasing the activity of PPO and preserving the color of the button mushrooms. The over market acceptability of button mushrooms packaged in PCL/PPC blend films still maintained good and within the limit of marketability after 17 days of storage.

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Abbreviations

PCL:

Poly(ε-caprolactone)

PPC:

Poly(propylene carbonate)

PPO:

Polyphenol oxidase

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

OTR:

Oxygen transmission rate

CDTR:

Carbon dioxide transmission rate

WVTR:

Water vapor transmission rate

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the support of a Technological Innovation Guide Award Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (2016), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21564012) and Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (Grant No. 2019MS03058). The authors are grateful for this financial support. We also thank our local agricultural cooperative for supplying the plant material.

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This research was supported by the Technological Innovation Guide Award Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (2016), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant/Award Number: 21564012) and Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (Grant No. 2019MS03058).

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    Pei-fang Cheng, Min Liang, Xue-yan Yun & Tungalag Dong

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Peifang Cheng analyzed and interpreted the data regarding the packaging materials and button mushrooms, and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript. Min Liang prepared the packaging materials and performed the properties testing of the packaging materials. Xueyan Yun conducted the sensory evaluation process of the button mushrooms. Tungalag Dong optimized the preparation of the packaging materials, supervised data collection and processing, and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Cheng, Pf., Liang, M., Yun, Xy. et al. Biodegradable blend films of poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(propylene carbonate) for shelf life extension of whole white button mushrooms. J Food Sci Technol 59, 144–156 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-021-04995-9

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