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Effect of Perforated Packaging in Prolong Shelf Life of Oyster Mushroom<br />

(Pleurotus sajorcaju)<br />

Norsakila Binti Ariffin<br />

Supervisor: Dr. Nor Idzwana Binti Mohd Idris<br />

Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

The proper storage packaging and temperature can help in preserve the quality of<br />

fresh produced.The previous studies stated that the shelf life of mushroom stored in<br />

perforation packages can be enhanced up to 6 days compared to 1–2 days under<br />

normal conditions. The grey oyster mushroom have high respiration rate and need to<br />

be handle very carefully. A study was conducted to determine the effect of perforated<br />

plastic packaging in prolong the shelf life of grey oyster mushroom which is Low-<br />

Density Polyethylene (LDPE). Four treatment have been testified which Treatment 1=<br />

0 hole, Treatment 2= 4 holes, Treatment 3= 6 holes and Treatment 4= 8 holes and<br />

were left for 10 days in 5°C temperature. The results showed the parameters of color,<br />

firmness, percentage of weight loss, and total soluble solid have significance values,<br />

however the method did not effective in maintaining the shelf-life of the grey oyster<br />

mushrooms.<br />

1049 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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