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Influence of cultivar and dipping pre-treatment on quality of minimally processed organically grown apples

Gobbi, Dr Serena; Genna, Dr Angela; Cerasi, Dr Michela; Kelderer, Dr Markus and Senesi, Dr Emilio (2006) Influence of cultivar and dipping pre-treatment on quality of minimally processed organically grown apples. Poster at: Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.

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Summary

Nowadays the demand for fresh or minimally processed fruits and vegetables is increasing but few have organic origin; among all fruits, fresh-cut apples are very much appreciated from the consumers. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of an anti-oxidant treatment and the influence of cultivar on the quality of minimally processed organically grown apples during shelf-life. Cv Golden Delicious and cv Pink Lady were used, and the anti-oxidant treatment was carried out by dipping the apples in a solution of citric acid 1% and ascorbic acid 0.5%. After washing and core removing, apples were mechanically cut into 8 slices and dipped for 15 min-utes in the anti-oxidant solution. After draining, the excess water was dried with absorbing paper; then the apple slices were packaged in polythene boxes and stored at 3±1°C. Some slices were packaged without previous treatment as a control sample. Chemical and physical parameters were studied after 0, 2, 5 and 7 days of storage. Results showed that both cultivar could be used to obtain high quality fresh-cut products which can be stored at least for 7 days, and the antioxidant treatment had a positive effect in preserving apple characteristics.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Subjects: Food systems > Processing, packaging and transportation
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2006: Joint Organic Congress > Theme 10: Health and nutrition
Deposited By: Gobbi, Dr Serena
ID Code:7557
Deposited On:09 May 2006
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:32
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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