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Influence of Light Exposure during Cold Storage of Minimally Processed Vegetables (Valeriana sp.)
Joint Authors
Zappia, Angela
De Bruno, Alessandra
Torino, Rosita
Piscopo, Amalia
Poiana, Marco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Abstract EN
Minimally processed vegetables are sensitive to leaves discoloration and quality deterioration, and these negative aspects can affect their shelf life.
During the manufacturing processing, Valeriana leaves were submitted to different dipping acid solutions and then were stored at cold temperature in dark and in light to study the influence of the light exposure on their quality in terms of total free acidity, dry matter percentage, colour, water activity, total bacterial count, antioxidant components, and total antioxidant activity.
The results suggest that dark storage is recommended for a better physicochemical quality of Valeriana leaves.
In particular, light influenced significantly the browning index and hue angle with a significance level of p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively, whereas both exposure conditions affected total bacterial count and pH (p<0.01).
Dipping treatments had an effect on pH, aw, and total bacterial count, while the storage time influenced with highly significant differences the most of the studied parameters, except for the antioxidant compounds.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zappia, Angela& De Bruno, Alessandra& Torino, Rosita& Piscopo, Amalia& Poiana, Marco. 2018. Influence of Light Exposure during Cold Storage of Minimally Processed Vegetables (Valeriana sp.). Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185222
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zappia, Angela…[et al.]. Influence of Light Exposure during Cold Storage of Minimally Processed Vegetables (Valeriana sp.). Journal of Food Quality No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185222
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zappia, Angela& De Bruno, Alessandra& Torino, Rosita& Piscopo, Amalia& Poiana, Marco. Influence of Light Exposure during Cold Storage of Minimally Processed Vegetables (Valeriana sp.). Journal of Food Quality. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185222
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1185222