Effects of plasma-activated water on microbial growth and storage quality of fresh-cut apple

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 102256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenghui Liu ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Aili Jiang ◽  
Xiaoyuan Sun ◽  
Qinxin Guan ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajing Xie ◽  
Qiong Lin ◽  
Wenqiang Guan ◽  
Shuzhen Cheng ◽  
Zhidong Wang ◽  
...  

Fresh-cut vegetables, such as potato chips, get brown quickly and can easily be infected by bacterium during storage. Sodium acid sulfate (SAS) and UV-C treatments are regarded as effective methods for food preservation. In this study, the effects of SAS, UV-C treatment, and their combination on fresh-cut potatoes during storage were evaluated. Compared with the control, all of the treatments were effective in inhibiting the bacterial growth during the whole storage period. Also, both SAS and SAS + UV-C treatments significantly decreased browning and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and increased the firmness and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents, while the UV-C treatment has no good effects on protecting such storage qualities in fresh-cut potatoes. However, when compared with SAS treatment, the combination of SAS and UV-C treatment did not promote the effect in protecting the storage abilities. Thus, it was concluded that SAS is a better treatment in extending shelf life and controlling the quality of fresh-cut potatoes during storage compared to UV-C treatment.


2014 ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.E. Onursal ◽  
I. Eren ◽  
A. Güneyli ◽  
T. Topcu ◽  
O. Çalhan ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2081-2091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Rux ◽  
Oluwafemi J. Caleb ◽  
Antje Fröhling ◽  
Werner B. Herppich ◽  
Pramod V. Mahajan

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeoung-Seuk Bae ◽  
Hyun-Jin Choi ◽  
Jung-Soo Lee ◽  
Mehea Park ◽  
Ji-Weon Choi ◽  
...  

HortScience ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 506B-506
Author(s):  
M. Erkan ◽  
C.Y. Wang ◽  
D.T. Krizek

Exposure of fresh-cut zucchini squash (Cucurbita pepo L., cv. Tigress) to ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation for 1, 10, or 20 min significantly reduced microbial counts and severity of decay during subsequent storage at 5 or 10 °C. However, the respiration rate and ethylene production of the slices were not affected by the UV-C treatments. Slight UV-C damage (reddish brown discoloration) was detected on the surface of 10- and 20-min treated slices after 12 days of storage at 10 °C. Slices stored at 5 °C did not show UV-C damage. Chilling injury was not observed until after 20 days of storage at 5 °C. The symptoms of chilling injury appeared as dried sunken brown spots on the surface of cortex tissue. UV-C treatments did not affect the degree of chilling injury during storage at 5 C. The storage quality of fresh-cut zucchini squash was improved by UV-C exposure primarily because of the retardation of microbial growth and reduction of decay. The influence of UV-C irradiation on sugar and organic acid contents of the fresh-cut zucchini squash will also be discussed.


LWT ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 108315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Fan ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Bhesh Bhandari ◽  
Fangjun Jiang

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