期刊
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
卷 21, 期 -, 页码 114-122出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2013.09.012
关键词
Cold gas plasma; Fresh-cut apple; Polyphenol oxidase; Fruit quality; Metabolic activity
资金
- Italian Ministry for Education, Universities and Research (FIRB) [RBFR100CEJ]
In this study we pioneered the use of gas plasma for the treatment of fresh-cut apples and its potential application in the agri-food precesses. Treatments were conducted on fresh-cut Pink Lady apples using a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) generator and considering three different times: 10, 20 and 30 min. Main quality (soluble solid content, titrable acidy, colour by computer vision system and texture) and metabolic parameters (polyphenol oxidase PPO activity, respiration and heat production) were assessed immediately after the treatment and during a storage of 24 h (10 C, 90% RI-I). In terms of browned areas, a significant decrease was observed in treated samples compared to the control ones (up to about 65% for 30 mm and after 4h of storage). PPO residual activity decreased linearly by increasing the treatment time (up to about 42%). In general the treatment appeared to slow down the metabolic activity of the tissue. Other qualitative parameters were only slightly affected by the treatment. Industrial relevance: The potential application on in-packed cold plasma technology and its known effect on microbiological decontamination of foods makes this technique very encouraging for fresh-cut fruit stabilization. However very important aspects have to been clarified in order to deeply understand gas plasma effect on fresh-cut apple quality and on the metabolic response of the tissue. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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