Evaluating protection effects of packaging and storage environment on Goji berry in the rural market of native cultivated zone with HS-SPME-GCMS combined with AntDAS-GCMS

The protective effects of packaging and storage environment on the quality of Goji berries in rural markets were still unclear. To address this problem, we developed a systematic approach for comprehensively characterizing volatile organic compounds in Goji berries by utilizing headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography spectrometry combined with AntDAS-GCMS. After a 30-day storage, a total of 201 differential components were screened between indoor and outdoor storage environments, among which 29 compounds were identified. The untargeted analysis suggested that the factor of storage environment had a more significant impact than the packaging. A further analysis of packaging under the indoor environment obtained 209 differential components, with 26 compounds identified. Results indicated that both the PE plastic jar and the PS hard plastic jar exhibited slightly better protection capabilities than the other packaging. Our research may emphasize the protection techniques for Goji berries in rural markets. • The protective effects of packaging and storage environment on Goji berries were studied. • Quality variation of Goji berry in rural markets was systematically evaluated by VOCs. • VOCs in Goji berries were comprehensively resolved by AntDAS-GCMS combined with HS-SPME-GCMS. • AntDAS-GCMS was a little better than the classic AMDIS for GC-MS data analysis.