scholarly journals Physiology and Prediction of Fruit Tolerance to Low-oxygen Atmospheres

1991 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals INTERACTION BETWEEN SOLUBLE SOLIDS AND ETHANOL IN DETERMINING FLAVOR AND TOLERANCE OF FRUITS TO LOW OXYGEN ATMOSPHERES

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1354e-1354
Author(s):  
Dangyang Ke ◽  
Adel A. Kader
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Accumulation Rate ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Color Changes ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Ripe Stage ◽  
Logarithmic Relationship

Selected cultivars of several fruit species were exposed to 0.25% or 0.02% O2 at 0, 5, or 10C for short durations to investigate the potential of these treatments as quarantine procedures for postharvest insect control. Beneficial effects of such low O2 treatments included inhibition or delay of ripening processes as indicated by reduction in respiration and ethylene production rates, retardation of skin color changes and flesh softening, and maintenance of titratable acidity. While appearance was not adversely influenced by the short-term low O2 treatments, the development of alcoholic off-flavor was the most important detrimental effect, which limited the tolerance of fresh fruits to low-O2 atmospheres. Ethanol content and flavor score of the fruits had a logarithmic relationship. The threshold ethanol concentration associated with off-flavor detection (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 (V) from each low O2 treatment, the tolerance limit (Tl) of fruits to low O atmospheres could be predicted as follows: Tl = EO/E = 1 00.228 SSC2/V.E

scholarly journals Effect of an Edible Coating Based on Chitosan and Oxidized Starch on Shelf Life of Carica papaya L., and Its Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties

Coatings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monserrat Escamilla-García ◽  
María Rodríguez-Hernández ◽  
Hilda Hernández-Hernández ◽  
Luis Delgado-Sánchez ◽  
Blanca García-Almendárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Economic Role ◽  
Color Changes ◽  
Oxidized Starch ◽  
Active Coating

Papaya production plays an important economic role in Mexico’s economy. After harvest, it continues to ripen, leading to softening, skin color changes, development of strong aroma, and microbial spoilage. The objective of this work was to apply an active coating of chitosan–starch to increase papaya shelf life and to evaluate physicochemical and antimicrobial properties of the coating. Papaya surfaces were coated with a chitosan-oxidized starch (1:3 w/w) solution and stored at room temperature (25 ± 1 °C) for 15 days. Variables measured were color, titratable acidity, vitamin C, pH, soluble solids, volatile compounds by gas chromatography, texture, homogeneity by image analysis, and coating antimicrobial activity. At the end of the storage time, there were no significant differences (p > 0.05) between coated and uncoated papayas for pH (4.3 ± 0.2), titratable acidity (0.12% ± 0.01% citric acid), and soluble solids (12 ± 0.2 °Bx). Papaya firmness decreased to 10 N for coated and 0.5 N for uncoated papayas. Volatile compounds identified in uncoated papaya (acetic acid, butyric acid, ethyl acetate, ethyl butanoate) are related to fermentation. Total microbial population of coated papaya decreased after 15 days, whereas population of uncoated papaya increased. This active coating permitted longer shelf life of papaya than that of the uncoated fruit.

scholarly journals Response of Mango Fruit to Potassium Permanganate as an Ethylene Absorbent during Storage

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 638c-638
Author(s):  
Judith Zambrano ◽  
Sagrario Briceño ◽  
Clara Mendez ◽  
Eliseo Castellano
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Soluble Solids Content ◽  
Mango Fruit ◽  
Color Parameters ◽  
Duration Of Storage ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
Temperature Storage

Mango fruit of `Palmer' and `Keitt' were harvested at the preclimacteric stage. An inexpensive ethylene absorbent was made by mixing aqueous KMnO4 with vermiculite and silicagel as support material. Fruits were treated with the mixture of vermiculite–KMnO4 and silicagel–KMnO4 as ethylene absorbents and stored at 10 and 15°C for 18 days. Fruits were evaluated for skin and pulp color, total soluble solids, titratable acidity and weight loss at interval of 3 days. Ethylene absorbents had no significant effect on skin color parameters (lightness, hue, and chroma). However differences due to ethylene absorbents and temperature storage were evident on pulp color parameters. Soluble solids content and titratable acidity were affected by ethylene absorbent and temperature storage. The percent of weight loss increased with temperature and with duration of storage.

scholarly journals Ripening and quality of 'Laetitia' plums following harvest and cold storage as affected by inhibition of ethylene action

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1139-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Carlos Argenta ◽  
Juliana Golin Krammes ◽  
Clarice Aparecida Megguer ◽  
Cassandro Vidal Talamini Amarante ◽  
James Mattheis
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Storage Life ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Storage Duration ◽  
Ethylene Action ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
And Storage

The inhibition of ethylene action by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) extends shelf and storage life of many climacteric fruits. However, 1-MCP appears to have limited effects on stone fruit depending on specie and cultivar. The effects of 1-MCP on ripening and quality of 'Laetitia' plums were determined during ripening at 23ºC following harvest and cold storage. Japanese plums (Prunus salicina, cv. Laetitia) were harvested at mature pre-climacteric stage, cooled to 2ºC within 36 hours of harvest and then treated with 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.50 or 1.00 muL L-1 of 1-MCP at 1°C for 24 hours. Following treatment, fruits were either held at 23ºC for 16 days or stored at 1ºC for 50 days. Fruits were removed from cold storage at 10-day intervals and allowed to ripe at 23°C for five days. A delay of climacteric respiration and ethylene production by 1-MCP treatment during ripening following harvest and cold storage was associated to a slow rate of fruit softening. 1-MCP treatment also delayed the loss of titratable acidity and changes of flesh and skin color, whereas it had little or no effect on soluble solids content. 1-MCP effects were concentration- and storage duration-dependent and, generally, a saturation fruit response to 1-MCP occurred between 0.5 and 1.0 muL L-1. During ripening, 1-MCP treated fruits attained quality similar to that of controls. Results indicated that 1-MCP treatment may extend shelf life (23ºC) and storage life (1ºC) of 'Laetitia' plums by approximately six and 20 days, respectively.

scholarly journals ‘ROCHA’ PEARS STORED UNDER CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE WITH ULTRA-LOW AND LOW O2 ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT CO2 LEVELS

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIUCCIA SCHLICHTING DE MARTIN ◽  
CRISTIANO ANDRÉ STEFFENS ◽  
CASSANDRO VIDAL TALAMINI DO AMARANTE ◽  
AURI BRACKMANN ◽  
MARÍLIA FARIAS RODRIGUES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Sensory Attributes ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Controlled Atmosphere ◽  
Flesh Firmness ◽  
Co2 Levels ◽  
Randomized Experimental Design ◽  
Flesh Browning ◽  
Solids Content

ABSTRACT The storage of ‘Rocha’ pears under controlled atmosphere (CA) preserves fruit quality for long periods. However, inadequate CA conditions might impair ripening and lead to flesh browning. This research was carried out to assess the effects of CA with ultra-low (ULO), and low O2 (LO) associated with different CO2 levels on ripening and occurrence of flesh browning in ‘Rocha’ pears. Treatments evaluated were: pO2 = 0.5 kPa (ULO) and pCO2 < 0.03 kPa; pO2 = 1.0 kPa (LO) and pCO2 < 0.03 kPa; pO2 = 1.0 kPa and pCO2 = 1.0 kPa; pO2 = 1.0 kPa and pCO2 = 2.0 kPa; and pO2 = 1.0 kPa and pCO2 = 3.0 kPa. A completely randomized experimental design was used, with four replicates. Fruits were harvested in Vacaria, RS, and stored under five CA conditions during 270 days (-0.5±0.1 ºC and relative humidity of 96±2%). Fruits were assessed after CA storage for respiratory rate, ethylene production, skin color, flesh firmness, texture, titratable acidity (TA), soluble solids content (SSC), sensory attributes, flesh browning incidence and severity and flesh color. Fruits stored under LO with pCO2 < 0.03 kPa had higher flesh firmness and more yellow skin color than fruits stored under other CA conditions. Sensory attributes, SS and TA of fruits were not affected by CA conditions. Fruit stored under LO with pCO2 = 3.0 kPa had the highest incidence (48%) and severity of flesh browning. The pO2 = 0.5 kPa and pCO2 < 0.03 kPa and pO2 = 1.0 kPa and pCO2 = 1.0 kPa conditions are the most suitable for the CA storage of ‘Rocha’ pears.

Fruit quality of McIntosh apples irrigated with well or municipal waste water

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1267-1269
Author(s):  
M. Meheriuk ◽  
G. H. Neilsen
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
First Year ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Soluble Solids Content ◽  
Solids Content

McIntosh apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) irrigated with municipal waste water were softer at harvest and had lower fruit Cu than comparable fruit irrigated with well water. Fruit size, percent red skin color, soluble solids content and fruit N, Ca, K/Ca, K + Mg/Ca, K + Mg + Na/Ca, B, Fe, Mn and Zn were not affected by source of water. Fruit P, Mg, K and Na were higher in apples irrigated with waste water in the second but not the first year of the 2-yr study. Titratable acidity was higher with well water the first year and with waste water the second year. Incidence of core flush was higher in the fruit irrigated with waste water. Key words: Apple, skin color, flesh firmness, titratable acidity, soluble solids content, fruit Ca, Mg, K, Cu, Na, N and P, core flush

scholarly journals Responses of Apples to Postharvest Jasmonate Treatments

1998 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuetong Fan ◽  
James P. Mattheis ◽  
John K. Fellman
Keyword(s):  
Color Change ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Maximum Effect ◽  
Minimum Concentration ◽  
Color Changes ◽  
Promotive Effect ◽  
Solids Content

The effect of exogenous methyl jasmonate (MJ) and jasmonic acid (JA) compared with the effect of ethephon on surface color and quality of `Golden Delicious' and `Fuji' apples (Malus ×domestica Borkh.) was studied. Treatments were applied by dipping fruit in water solutions of JA, MJ, or ethephon or by exposing fruit to MJ vapors. Response to MJ vapor treatment depended on fruit developmental stage, with the maximum effect occurring as fruit began to produce ethylene. MJ promoted color changes more effectively than JA. The promotive effect of JA increased with JA concentration. A minimum concentration of 0.1 mmol·L-1 JA was needed to promote significant color change within 15 d at 20 °C. JA at 1 or 10 mmol·L-1 promoted color change more effectively than 0.35 or 3.5 mmol·L-1 ethephon. The magnitude of JA-promoted responses decreased at lower temperatures. Treatments with 10 mmol·L-1 JA or 3.5 mmol·L-1 ethephon were phytotoxic. Treatments using JA at 1 or 10 mmol·L-1 in water promoted loss of fruit titratable acidity compared to controls. Firmness and soluble solids content were relatively unresponsive to JA treatments. Based on these results, using JA and MJ to promote degreening of apple fruit with minimal loss of other quality attributes appears feasible.

scholarly journals Sensory Evaluation Correlates with Flavor Volatile Profiles of Ripe Tomato Fruits

HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 521E-522 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effect of Different Modified Atmosphere Packaging Box Liners on the Quality and Shelf Life of ‘Friar’ Plums

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia M. Cantín ◽  
Carlos H. Crisosto ◽  
Kevin R. Day
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Shelf Life ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Chilling Injury ◽  
Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Modified Atmosphere ◽  
Low Oxygen

The influence of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on quality attributes and shelf life performance of ‘Friar’ plums (Prunus salicina) was studied. Plums were stored at 0 °C and 85% relative humidity for a 60-day period in five different box liners (LifeSpan L316, FF-602, FF-504, 2.0% vented area perforated, and Hefty liner) and untreated (control). Flesh firmness, soluble solids concentration, titratable acidity, and pH were unaffected by the box liners. Fruit skin color changes were repressed on plums packed in box liners that modified gas levels and weight loss was reduced by the use of any of the box liners. Plums packed without box liners (bulk-packed) had ≈6% weight loss. High carbon dioxide (CO2) and low oxygen (O2) levels were measured in boxes with MAP box liners (LifeSpan L316, FF-602, and FF-504). Percentage of healthy fruit was unaffected by any of the treatments during the ripening period (shelf life) after 45 days of cold storage. However, after 60 days of cold storage, fruit from the MAP box liners with higher CO2 and lower O2 levels had a higher incidence of chilling injury (CI) symptoms, evident as flesh translucency, gel breakdown, and “off flavor” than fruit from the other treatments. Overall, results indicate that the use of MAP box liners is recommended to improve market life of ‘Friar’ plums up to 45 days cold storage. However, the use of box liners without gas control capability may lead to CI symptoms in fruit cold-stored for longer periods.

scholarly journals High CO2 Storage Improves the Shelf Life of `Arapaho' and `Navaho' Blackberries

HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 556C-556b
Author(s):  
P. Perkins-Veazie ◽  
J.K. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Co2 Storage ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Anthocyanin Content ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Off Flavors ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
Atmosphere Storage ◽  
Treatment Application

Application of modified-atmosphere storage (MA) (high carbon dioxide and/or low oxygen) extends the shelf life of several fruits. This study was done to determine the effects of MA on quality and flavor of blackberries. `Navaho' and `Arapaho' blackberries were harvested in 1998 and 1999, precooled overnight at 2 °C, and placed in 0.5-L treatment jars. Treatments of 15% CO2/10% O2 or of air (0.03% CO2/21% O2) were applied at 2 °C for 3, 7, or 14 days. After treatment application, jars were held at 2 °C for an additional 11, 7, or 0 days, respectively. Seven and 14 days of application of CO2 reduced the incidence of decayed and leaky berries by 10% to 20% for both `Arapaho' and `Navaho', but firm berries decreased 10% after 14 days of treatment. Titratable acidity was slightly lower, and pH higher, in control fruit but soluble solids content was not affected by treatment. Anthocyanin content was not affected by treatment in `Arapaho' berries but was lower in `Navaho' berries after 7 and 14 days of treatment. Samples taken for taste tests after 3 and 7 days of treatment had no off-odors or off-flavors. `Arapaho' and `Navaho' blackberries benefitted from high CO2 storage, with a minimum of 7 days of treatment application needed to increase marketable berries by 10%.

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