Red Light Exposure Delays Appearance and Aroma Deterioration of Fresh-Cut Watermelon during Retail Display
Joint Authors
Shi, Yue
Wang, Yubin
Ma, Yue
Xu, Yong
Zhao, Xiaoyan
Zhang, Chao
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Abstract EN
Appearance and aroma deterioration are the main concerns during the retail display of fresh-cut watermelons.
Here, fresh-cut watermelons were exposed to the red, green, blue, and conventional white light at 4°C for 4 days, respectively, and their resulting qualities were compared with the conventional white light as the control.
Specifically, the red light presented its maximum emissions in 620–650 nm with a purity of 100% and an intensity of 1104.7 lux.
The red light exposure reduced the weight loss to 1.81%, which was reduced by 51.1% of the control.
The red light exposure reduced the color difference of the fruit surface significantly as well as maintaining its redness.
The water-soaking ratio of the red light exposure was also reduced by 62.8% of the control.
Moreover, the red light exposure delayed the aroma deterioration, which resulted from both microbial metabolism and the self-metabolism of volatiles of the fresh-cut watermelon.
In summary, the red light exposure was better to delay the appearance and aroma deterioration of fresh-cut watermelons than the conventional white light during their retail display.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shi, Yue& Wang, Yubin& Ma, Yue& Xu, Yong& Zhao, Xiaoyan& Zhang, Chao. 2020. Red Light Exposure Delays Appearance and Aroma Deterioration of Fresh-Cut Watermelon during Retail Display. Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184603
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shi, Yue…[et al.]. Red Light Exposure Delays Appearance and Aroma Deterioration of Fresh-Cut Watermelon during Retail Display. Journal of Food Quality No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shi, Yue& Wang, Yubin& Ma, Yue& Xu, Yong& Zhao, Xiaoyan& Zhang, Chao. Red Light Exposure Delays Appearance and Aroma Deterioration of Fresh-Cut Watermelon during Retail Display. Journal of Food Quality. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184603
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1184603