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¹ Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Agriculture Faculty, Horticulture Department, 32200, Isparta, Türkiye DOI : 10.16882/HortiS.1845203 Viewed : 8 - Downloaded : 4 The effect of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) impregnated with thyme oil (TO) on the quality and bioactive compounds of capia pepper cv. AG48 F1 during storage was investigated. For this purpose, harvested peppers were divided into 3 groups. The first group (MAP+TO) samples were placed in MAP impregnated with TO, the second group (MAP) was placed only in MAP and the last group (Control-C) peppers were packaged in plastic boxes. All peppers were stored at 8±1°C and 90±5% relative humidity for 40 days. For shelf-life studies, peppers were stored at 20°C and 60±5% relative humidity for 2 days after cold storage. Modified Atmosphere Packaging treatments showed significantly better results than the C group for the quality parameters. The MAP+TO was the most effective treatment, especially in reducing the weight loss, preserving the firmness and acidity loss, and slowing down the respiration rate. These positive effects were maintained under shelf life conditions. As a result, it is thought that the MAP+TO treatment could be an alternative tool for delaying quality loss and extending storage life of peppers. Keywords : Bioactive compounds MAP Package Shelf-life Weight loss