Response of Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) Fruits to Postharvest Exogenous Ethylene Applications

There are very few postharvest studies about the mamey sapote fruits. The lack of appropriate harvest indexes for this crop result in fruits having a wide variability in maturity after harvest. Fruit skin shows no apparent changes in color as maturity progresses. Another complication results from harvesting the fruit with long poles, which restricts the harvester from touching the fruit to evaluate fruit softening. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of exogenous ethylene applications to fruits on increasing the uniformity of fruit maturity. Fruits were harvested every 2 weeks over a 4-month period. Fruit harvest was initiated 8 weeks before the estimated ripening day. Fruits were treated by immersion for 1 min in an ethephon solution at 0, 500, or 1000 mg·liter–1 and stored at 20°C (65% RH) for 4 or 8 days. After the storage period, fruits were analyzed for fruit firmness, color (external and internal), pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids content, ascorbic acid, and starch. Postharvest exogenous applications of ethylene stimulated postharvest ripening of the mamey sapote fruits. Ripening was associated to fruit softening, a change in pulp color from a pale pink to an intense pink color, and an increase in SSC. Fruit response to exogenous ethylene applications was small in immature fruits and increased as fruits approached the ripe stage, and decreased again in over-ripe fruits. In conclusion, postharvest applications of ethylene increased both fruit earliness and maturity uniformity in fruits.

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Sensory Evaluation Correlates with Flavor Volatile Profiles of Ripe Tomato Fruits

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.32.3.521e ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 521E-522 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fernando Maul ◽

Steven A. Sargent ◽

Elizabeth A. Baldwin ◽

Charles Sims

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Tomato Fruits ◽

Fruit Samples ◽

Volatile Profiles ◽

Ripe Stage ◽

Exogenous Ethylene ◽

Solids Content ◽

Red Coloration

`Agriset-761' and `CPT-5' tomato fruits were harvested at green stage and subsequently exposed to a postharvest exogenous ethylene-air mixture (100 ppm C2H4 at 20°C). Tomatoes with visual symptoms of ripening (breaker stage = <10% red coloration) were removed from ethylene treatment after 1, 3, and 5 days and were transferred to 20°C and 85% RH. At “table-ripe” stage (full red coloration and 4-mm fruit deformation after 5 [email protected]), whole fruit samples were analyzed for difference/discrimination sensory evaluations, aroma volatile profiles, and chemical composition. Flavor of fruits gassed for 1 day was rated significantly different than that of fruits gassed for 3 or 5 days (n = 25 panelists) for both cultivars. Several panelists noted the perception of “rancid” and “metallic” tastes, and “lingering” aftertaste in fruits gassed for 5 days. Chemical composition assays showed that flavor differences could be partially due to a significant increase in pH values between fruits gassed for 1 and 5 days (4.23 and 4.34, respectively for `Agriset-761') and a significant decrease in titratable acidity (0.91% and 0.73%, respectively, for `Agriset-761'; 1.04% and 0.86%, respectively, for `CPT-5'). No significant differences in soluble solids content or total sugars were found in any treatments for either cultivar. `Agriset-761' showed significant increases in the concentrations of acetone, hexanal, 2+3 methylbutanol, and a decrease in 2-isobutylthiazole, whereas, `CPT-5' fruits showed significant increases in hexanal, 2+3 methylbutanol, trans-2-heptenal, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, 2-isobutylthiazole, β-ionone, geranylacetone, and a decrease is ethanol concentration. In both cultivars, these significant differences in important aroma volatile compounds could be of enormous relevance in the perception of off-flavor/off-odors.

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Qualidade de frutos de mangabeira de diferentes estágios de maturação tratados com CaCl2

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i3.13340 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. e21010313340

Author(s):

Alexandre Passos Oliveira ◽

Pryanka Thuyra Nascimento Fontes ◽

Luiz Fernando Ganassali de Oliveira Junior

Keyword(s):

Storage Period ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Ambient Atmosphere ◽

Climacteric Fruit ◽

Organoleptic Characteristics ◽

The Difference ◽

Solids Content ◽

Hancornia Speciosa ◽

Two Stages

Hancornia speciosa is a fruit tree, popularly known as mangabeiras. The mangaba, fruits of this tree, are quite appreciated for their organoleptic characteristics. Because it is a climacteric fruit, this fruit has very high perishability. The use of products that extend the useful life is necessary. Calcium chloride (CaCl2) has been shown to be an alternative in post-harvest because it promotes few changes in fruit quality and increases the storage period. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate quality attributes of mangaba fruits in two stages of maturation, 'Immature' and 'Mature', submitted to CaCl2 application, in four storage times (0, 2, 4 and 6 days) under ambient atmosphere. During the experiment, the loss of fresh weight, color, pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids and SS/TA ratio were evaluated. It was verified that the 'mature' fruits showed a higher acidity and soluble solids content, even with the application of CaCl2, the difference that the loss with the application of CaCl2 was smaller. Unlike '‘Immature’ and ‘Immature’ fruits with CaCl2 in which these characteristics were acquired as the experiment was conducted, in addition to presenting lower values for weight loss, pH and color.

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Blueberry jam: sensorial analyzes and effect of storage on physical and chemical properties.

Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Alimentos ◽

10.14685/rebrapa.v5i1.150 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Daniela Helena Pelegrine Guimarães ◽

Gisele Leticia Alves ◽

Amanda Faria Querido

Keyword(s):

Water Activity ◽

Reducing Sugars ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Fruit Skin ◽

Sensorial Attributes ◽

Solids Content ◽

Physical And Chemical ◽

And Chemical Properties

The proposal of the present research includes eight Blueberry jam formulations, from Rabbiteye species (Climax and Powder Blue varieties). For gelling, four formularizations were used: synthetic ATM pectin (F1), pectin obtained from passion fruit skin extraction (F2), synthetic BTM pectin (F3), and synthetic BTM pectin mixed with gums mixture (F4). Product Sensorial tests were performed and sensorial attributes evaluated were flavor, color, texture and appearance. According with sensorial tests and the Anova results, it could be concluded that the two more accepted formularizations were: F2 and F4 (For Climax variety) and F1 e F4 (for Powder Blue variety). Therefore, these formulations were evaluated for pH, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, water activity, total and reducing sugars, total and anthocyanins, from the first day of storage and after 30, 90 and 120 days to analyze the storage effect on jam characteristics. Jam processing reduces anthocyanins content (about 57% for conventional formulations and 35% for light jam); however, the jam may still be considered anthocyanins source, owing to the high content even after processing. After 40 storage days a significant decrease on jam anthocyanin levels was observed, except the products with higher sugar contents. Comparing the anthocyanin levels at time zero and after 120 days of storage, it appears that the decrease in pigment concentration was higher in the climax of fruit variety (approximately 44%). After 30 days of storage, the percentage of acidity, pH, water activity, moisture and soluble solids content remained constant. DOI: 10.14685/rebrapa.v5i1.150

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The Influence of 1-Methylcyclopropene on `Cortland' and `McIntosh' Apple Quality Following Long-term Storage

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.39.5.1062 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 1062-1065 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

John M. DeLong ◽

Robert K. Prange ◽

Peter A. Harrison

Keyword(s):

Shelf Life ◽

Storage Period ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Long Term Storage ◽

Solids Content ◽

Apple Quality ◽

Term Storage

`Redcort Cortland' and `Redmax' and `Summerland McIntosh' apples (Malus ×domestica Borkh.) were treated with 900 nL·L-1 of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) for 24 hours at 20 °C before storage and were kept at 3 °C in either a controlled atmosphere (CA) of 2 kPa O2 and <2.5 kPa CO2 or in an air (RA) environment for up to 9 months. After 4.5 months, half of the fruit were treated with a second 900 nL·L-1 1-MCP application in air at 3 °C for 24 hours and then returned to RA or CA storage. At harvest and following removal at 3, 6, and 9 months and a 7-day shelf life at 20 °C, fruit firmness, titratable acidity (TA) and soluble solids content (SSC) were measured, while internal ethylene concentrations (IEC) in the apple core were quantified after 1 day at 20 °C. Upon storage removal and following a 21-day shelf life at 20 °C, disorder incidence was evaluated. 1-MCP-treated apples, particularly those held in CA-storage, were more firm and had lower IEC than untreated fruit. Higher TA levels were maintained with 1-MCP in all three strains from both storages, while SSC was not affected. Following the 6- and/or 9-month removals, 1-MCP suppressed superficial scald development in all strains and reduced core browning and senescent breakdown in RA-stored `Redmax' and `Summerland' and senescent breakdown in RA-stored `Redcort'. 1-MCP generally maintained the quality of `Cortland' and `McIntosh' fruit held in CA and RA environments (particularly the former) to a higher degree than untreated apples over the 9-month storage period. A second midstorage application of 1-MCP at 3 °C did not improve poststorage fruit quality above a single, prestorage treatment.

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Hot Water Treatment of Postharvest Mei Fruit to Delay Ripening

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.41.3.737 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 737-740 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Zisheng Luo

Keyword(s):

Water Treatment ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Hot Water ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Fruit Softening ◽

Hot Water Treatment ◽

Chlorophyll Breakdown ◽

Peel Color ◽

Solids Content

Mei (Prunus mume `Daqinghe') fruit were immersed in 20 °C (control), 47 °C (HWT47), 50 °C (HWT50), or 53°C (HWT53) water for 3 min after harvest, then stored at 20 °C. Firmness, peel color, chlorophyll, chlorophyllase activity, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), respiration, ethylene production, and pectinmethylesterase (PME) and polygalacturonase (PG) activity were monitored to determine the effects of hot water treatment in delaying fruit ripening. Control fruit displayed a typical climacteric pattern of respiration and ethylene production. Peak CO2 production and ethylene production were observed 6 days after harvest. Fruit softening was accompanied by decreases in hue angle, chlorophyll content, SSC, and TA and increases in chlorophyllase and PME and PG activity. Hot water treatment delayed the onset of the climacteric peaks of CO2 and ethylene production. The delays were associated with delays in fruit softening, consistent with lags in the rise of PME and PG activity; delays in yellowing and chlorophyll breakdown, consistent with lags in the rise of chlorophyllase activity; and delays in loss of SSC and TA. The shelf life of fruit increased by 6 days, or 60%, with HWT47, and by 8 days, or 80%, with HWT50 or HWT53.

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Ripening Development and Quality of Melting and Non-melting Flesh Peach Cultivars

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.47.7.879 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 47 (7) ◽

pp. 879-885 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ming-Wei S. Kao ◽

Jeffrey K. Brecht ◽

Jeffrey G. Williamson ◽

Donald J. Huber

Keyword(s):

Ethylene Production ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Storage Period ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Pectin Methylesterase ◽

Biochemical Properties ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Cell Wall Modification ◽

Advanced Stages ◽

Solids Content

Some physiological and biochemical properties of melting flesh (MF) and non-melting flesh (NMF) peaches [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] were determined during ripening for 5 days at 20 °C. Respiration rates and ethylene production of MF ‘Flordaprince’, MF ‘TropicBeauty’, NMF ‘UFSun’, and NMF ‘Gulfking’ were measured at different harvest skin ground color-based maturity stages. The MF cultivars at harvest were mostly preclimacteric or at the onset of ripening. The NMF cultivars generally had higher ethylene production at harvest and throughout ripening than the MF cultivars; thus, the NMF fruit had started ripening on the tree before harvest. Some of the NMF fruit harvested at more advanced stages quickly became postclimacteric during the storage period. Quality determination after fruit ripening showed that MF ‘TropicBeauty’ had the highest soluble solids content (SSC), but also the highest titratable acidity (TA). The NMF cultivars had lower TA than the MF cultivars. NMF ‘Gulfking’ consistently had high SSC/TA, which was the result of it having the lowest TA. The NMF cultivars retained firmer texture than the MF cultivars during ripening. The flesh firmness of the NMF cultivars was four to five times greater than that of the MF cultivars. To investigate the reason for this significant textural difference, the activities of the cell wall modification enzymes pectin methylesterase (PME) and polygalacturonase (PG) were quantified in all four cultivars at advanced ripeness stages. PME activity appeared to be more directly related with peach fruit softening than PG activity.

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Influence of Storage Period on the Postharvest Characteristics of Five Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Cultivars

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.3.457d ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 457d-457

Author(s):

Judith Zambrano ◽

Willian Materano ◽

Sagrario Briceño

Keyword(s):

Ascorbic Acid ◽

Reducing Sugars ◽

Starch Content ◽

Mangifera Indica ◽

Storage Period ◽

Ascorbic Acid Content ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Peel Color ◽

Solids Content

Five mangos cultivars (Mangifera indica L., `Palmer', `Keitt', `Spring Field', `Kent', and `Anderson') were harvested at the preclimacteric stage. Fruits were selected for study that were uniform and free of visual defects and stored for 18 days at 10 °C, 90% to 95 % RH. Fruits were evaluated every 3 days for pulp and peel color, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, and total and reducing sugars. Pulp and peel color parameters (lightness, hue, and chroma) were significantly different among cultivars. The soluble solids content, ascorbic acid, and starch content changed significantly during storage and were significantly different among cultivars. Total and reducing sugars content did not change significantly after 10 days of storage. Results of this study indicated that these five mango cultivars have good storage potential.

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Effect Of Storage Periods On Postharvest Quality Of Pumpkin

Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.3329/bjar.v38i2.15888 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 247-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

MA Rahman ◽

M Miaruddin ◽

MHH Khan ◽

MAT Masud ◽

MM Begum

Keyword(s):

Ph Value ◽

Storage Period ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Research Centre ◽

Maximum Loss ◽

Solids Content

The fully matured pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata Poir) of BARI Pumpkin-1 and BARI Pumpkin-2 were harvested from the experimental field of Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Gazipur, Bangladesh. They were then stored under ambient room conditions (27-31 °C and 75-90% RH) for various periods ranged from 15 days to 120 days. The effect of different storage periods was assessed by evaluating their impact on changes in quality attributes of pumpkins. Results indicated that a slow but steady weight loss occurred in pumpkin with maximum loss of 18 and 21% after 120 days of storage in BARI Pumpkin-1 and BARI Pumpkin-2, respectively. ?-carotene and ascorbic acid contents were decreased throughout the whole storage time, however, they were drastically reduced during first 30 days of storage. Total soluble solids content increased until 45 days of storage followed by a decrease with progress in time. Titratable acidity was slowly decreased and simultaneously pH value was increased throughout the storage period. The results indicated that storage conditions need to be managed carefully to slow down any changes in fresh pumpkin. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 38(2): 247-255, June 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v38i2.15888

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Physiology and Prediction of Fruit Tolerance to Low-oxygen Atmospheres

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ◽

10.21273/jashs.116.2.253 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 116 (2) ◽

pp. 253-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 69

Author(s):

Dangyang Ke ◽

Leonor Rodriguez-Sinobas ◽

Adel A. Kader

Keyword(s):

Skin Color ◽

Accumulation Rate ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Low Oxygen ◽

Color Changes ◽

Ethanol Content ◽

Rate Retardation ◽

Ripe Stage ◽

Solids Content

Fruits of `Granny Smith' and `Yellow Newtown' apples (Malus domestica Borkh), `20th Century' pear (Pyrus serotina L.), and `Angeleno' plum (Prunus domestica L.) were kept in air and in 0.25% or 0.02% O2 at 0, 5, or 10C for 3, 7, 14, 25, or 35 days to study the effects of low-O2 atmospheres on their postharvest physiology and quality attributes. Soluble solids content (SSC), pH, and external appearance were not significantly influenced, but resistance to CO2 diffusion was increased by the low-O2 treatments. Exposures to the low-O2 atmospheres inhibited ripening, including reduction in ethylene production rate, retardation of skin color changes and flesh softening, and maintenance of titratable acidity. The most important detrimental effect of the low-O2 treatments was development of an alcoholic off-flavor that had a logarithmic relation with ethanol content of the fruits. The ethanol content causing slight off-flavor (Eo) increased with SSC of the commodity at the ripe stage, and it could be estimated using the following formula: (Log Eo)/SSC = 0.228. Using SSC of ripe fruits and average ethanol accumulation rate per day (VE) from each low-O2 treatment, the tolerance limit (Tl) of fruits to low-O2 atmospheres could be predicted as follows: Tl = Eo/VE = (100.228SSC)/VE.

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Effect of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Concentration on the Quality of Minikiwi Fruits after Storage

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11112251 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 2251

Author(s):

Tomasz Krupa ◽

Kazimierz Tomala

Keyword(s):

Acid Content ◽

Carbon Dioxide Concentration ◽

Storage Period ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Kiwi Fruit ◽

Fruit Storage ◽

High Co2 ◽

Co2 Concentrations ◽

Solids Content

The rapid increase in the production of hardy kiwi fruit (A. arguta) since the beginning of the 21st century has required the development of new cultivation technologies and postharvest handling procedures in order to extend the supply and transport of the fruit to distant markets. Fruit storage focuses on the inhibition of ripening processes regulated by ethylene activity or respiration. Both of these are effectively regulated by appropriate concentrations of O2 and CO2 in the atmosphere surrounding the fruit. In this study, the effect of the concentration of both gases in the cold room on the physico-chemical indices of fruit quality, i.e., mass loss, firmness, soluble solids and monosaccharides content, titratable acidity and acid content, and color of the peel was evaluated. Studies have shown that high CO2 concentrations inhibit ripening processes more effectively than low O2 concentrations. Softening of berries as well as an increase in soluble solid contents was recorded during the first 4 weeks of storage in the fruit. However, the increase in monosaccharides was fairly stable throughout the study period. The increase in soluble solids content as well as the loss of acidity were more strongly determined by CO2 than O2, although the acid content in a 10% CO2 atmosphere did not change. Additionally, the fruits were greener after storage in 10% CO2, but the weakness was skin dulling and darkening. The results indicate that the use of high CO2 concentrations (5–10%) effectively inhibits ripening processes in fruit. After 12 weeks of storage, the fruit was still not suitable for direct consumption, which suggests that the storage period can be extended further.

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