Studies were undertaken on colour CIE L*a*b* values, vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and drip loss alterations of frozen broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. ssp. Italica) stored at isothermal ( 7, 15, and 25 C) and non-isothermal (accelerated life testing with step-stress methodology; temperature range from 30 to 5 C) conditions. The storage temperatures were selected according to conditions that occur in the cold c...
Proceedings of the International Conference “Environmentally friendly and safe technologies for quality of fruit and vegetables”, held in Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, on January 14-16, 2009. This Conference was a join activity with COST Action 924. ; Quality and safety attributes, like colour (CIELab parameters), texture (Maximum force – MF), total phenolics content (TPC), peroxidase activity (POD)...
The effect of temperature and storage time on tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) colour (a* and ºh) and firmness (maximum force) were analysed at 2º, 5º, 10º, 15º and 20 ºC. The development of these quality attributes followed a fractional kinetic model. The regression coefficient (R2) for the generated models were high, 0.94 for both colour parameters (a* and ºh) and 0.84 for firmness. A significant (p<0.05...
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