TY - JOUR
T1 - Improvement of the antioxidant properties and postharvest life of three exotic Andean fruits by UV-C treatment
AU - Andrade-Cuvi, María J.
AU - Moreno, Carlota
AU - Zaro, María J.
AU - Vicente, Ariel R.
AU - Concellón, Analía
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 María J. Andrade-Cuvi et al.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Three Andean fruits naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.), uvilla (Physalis peruviana L.), and mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) were subjected to prestorage UV-C treatments (0, 8, or 12.5 kJm−2) and evaluated weekly to select the most suitable dose for fruit quality maintenance during storage (21 days at 6°C).The highest dose retains quality through lower deterioration index for all three fruits and was selected to further analyze the effects on physicochemical and antioxidant properties during storage. UVC exposure delayed softening in naranjilla and increased soluble solid content in uvilla. UV-C also improved the maintenance of antioxidant capacity (AC) in mortiño and uvilla. Overall, results indicate that short prestorage UV-C exposure may be an effective nonchemical approach to supplement low temperature storage, maintain quality, and extend the postharvest life of Andean naranjilla, uvilla, and mortiño fruit.
AB - Three Andean fruits naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.), uvilla (Physalis peruviana L.), and mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) were subjected to prestorage UV-C treatments (0, 8, or 12.5 kJm−2) and evaluated weekly to select the most suitable dose for fruit quality maintenance during storage (21 days at 6°C).The highest dose retains quality through lower deterioration index for all three fruits and was selected to further analyze the effects on physicochemical and antioxidant properties during storage. UVC exposure delayed softening in naranjilla and increased soluble solid content in uvilla. UV-C also improved the maintenance of antioxidant capacity (AC) in mortiño and uvilla. Overall, results indicate that short prestorage UV-C exposure may be an effective nonchemical approach to supplement low temperature storage, maintain quality, and extend the postharvest life of Andean naranjilla, uvilla, and mortiño fruit.
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U2 - 10.1155/2017/4278795
DO - 10.1155/2017/4278795
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85013392513
SN - 0146-9428
VL - 2017
JO - Journal of Food Quality
JF - Journal of Food Quality
M1 - 4278795
ER -
