Ice or an Ice-replacement Agent does Not Improve Refrigerated Broccoli Storage at 1C

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. Italica group) was stored separately with ice and with an ice-replacement agent in polystyrene boxes and without an internal coolant in plastic-lined fiberboard boxes at 1C for 5 weeks and then under simulated marketing conditions at 20C for 2 days. Internal coolants did not improve quality, which was marginally reduced under all handling conditions, and they did increase postharvest costs.