Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 166, Issue -, Pages 192-197Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.06.015
Keywords
Diospyros kaki; Deastringency; Fresh-cut; Browning; Softening
Funding
- Pusan National University
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The changes in the quality characteristics of the fresh-cut products prepared from intact 'Cheongdobansi' persimmons treated with different deastringency methods (nontreated, carbon dioxide gas, warm water, ethanol vapour) have been investigated for 6 days at 10 degrees C. Flesh firmness of the persimmons decreased after ethanol vapour treatment. The decrease in L* value and flesh firmness in the slices prepared from persimmons treated with warm water was retarded. Soluble solids content and titratable acidity of the persimmons decreased after all deastringency treatments. Soluble tannins and radical scavenging activity of the slices from untreated persimmons were maintained at higher concentrations, unlike slices from astringency-removed persimmons. These results suggest that pre-slicing deastringency treatments affect the characteristics of fresh-cut persimmons, and that warm-water treatment could be a useful method to control the browning and softening of fresh-cut persimmons. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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