Effect of nanocomposite-based packaging on storage stability of mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes)

Flammulina velutipes, also named as golden needle mushroom, is one of the most popular edible mushrooms worldwide. Its production and consumption ranked the fourth place among all edible mushrooms in the world. However, fresh golden needle mushrooms are highly perishable. Therefore, preserving freshness of the mushrooms is the main objective of postharvest technology. In the present study, we developed a new type of effective and economic nanoparticle packaging materials and applied it to mushroom preservation. A local company (Jiangsu Tianfeng Biological Technology Co., Ltd) producing mushrooms has started to use this nano-preservation technology during the postharvest transportation and sales. In conjunction with the results of present research, we suggests that nano-composite based packaging materials is a good way for preserving fresh mushrooms and has the potential to be commercialized.