Effect of freezing on Quality of organically grown apples.

Summary

In the last decades an increasing interest was taken in organic plant and meat produc;ons. While the organic procedures are recognized for the absence and/or low presence of phytochemicals and environmental contaminants, s;ll under debate is their role on other quality a[ributes of the organic products including the healthy proper;es and the technological func;onali;es. Within the SUSORGANIC project, studies to evaluate the impact of technological ac;ons on organically produced fruits and vegetables are carried out in order to define their suitability to be processed and/or to op;mize the technologies to apply in order to improve the quality of the final products.
Aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of freezing on quality of organically grown apples. The effect of dipping
and vacuum impregnaUon as pre-treatments to improve stability over storage time was explored.