不同减压处理对圣女果贮藏品质的影响

将圣女果分别放在101.3 kPa(常压)、80、50、20 kPa下,每4 d测定相关指标,研究减压处理对圣女果贮藏品质的影响。结果表明:减压处理可降低采后圣女果的失重率、呼吸强度,抑制Vc含量、可滴定酸含量、可溶性固形物含量、原果胶含量的降低,减缓细胞质膜透性、花青苷含量的上升,从而保持了其贮藏期的品质,延缓其衰老速率,其中以50 kPa处理效果佳。     

不同储藏条件下全麦片品质的稳定性分析

探讨储藏条件对全麦片储藏期间营养素损失和氧化稳定性的影响,为全麦片的储藏及其货架期的预测提供理论依据。以全麦片为原料,在4℃避光,25℃避光,25℃光照,45℃避光的储藏条件下储藏30 d,分别测定其维生素A含量、维生素E含量、过氧化值、脂肪酸值和酸价等指标,分析比较温度和光照等储藏条件对全麦片营养素和稳定性的影响。结果表明,低温可以显著减少全麦片中的营养素损失和氧化酸败,其中4℃下储藏的全麦片营养素损失最少,氧化稳定性最佳;与其相比在45℃下储藏的全麦片样品维生素A和维生素E分别降低至319.54μg/100 g和96.85 mg/100 g,衰减率分别提高至2.5和3.3倍。储藏温度也显著影响全麦片的氧化稳定性,低温处理使全麦片中的脂肪氧化酸败速度显著下降(p<0.05),在储藏30 d后,相比45℃储藏的样品,在4℃下储藏的样品其过氧化值、脂肪酸值和酸价分别下降了23.26%、87.02%、36.62%。此外,光照也能显著降低全麦片的稳定性。与25℃避光储藏相比,全麦片经过光照储藏30 d后其维生素A和维生素E降低至400.16μg/100 g和180.19 mg/100 g,过氧化值和酸价分别升高至0.16 mmol/kg和0.42 mg/g。综上所述,在4℃避光储藏的全麦片有最好的品质稳定性。     

纤维素可食性膜对番茄保鲜贮藏中硬度和色泽的影响

用于食品包装的绿色包装材料之一的可食性包装已逐渐地取代容易产生“白色污染”的不可降解性塑料薄膜。本研究采用羟丙基甲基纤维素 (HPMC)可食性膜 ,将之涂于番茄上 ,然后贮藏于 2 0℃下达 18d ,研究其对番茄硬度和色泽的影响。在贮藏期间 ,所有处理组的番茄的硬度都随着贮放时间的延长而下降。但是 ,施用HPMC可食性膜可以延缓番茄变软。在贮藏日的第 7、13和 18d ,观察到以HPMC涂膜的番茄的硬度都显著性地 (P≤ 0 0 5 )比未涂膜的番茄的硬度大。本研究还证实了HPMC可食性膜可以显著性地 (P≤ 0 0 5 )延缓番茄在 2 0℃贮藏时色泽的变化 ,延迟了番茄从粉红色到红色阶段的后熟。因此 ,HPMC可食性膜可以有效地减慢番茄后熟 ,延长番茄的保存期。同时番茄硬度损失率的减慢 ,可以减少番茄果实运输时因机械损伤导致果实腐败而造成的经济损失。     

Effects of Process Stage and Storage on Retention of Beta-Carotene in Tomato Juice

Twelve tomato cultivars were evaluated during commercial juice production and storage for retention of betacarotene. Samples of fresh tomatoes, after extraction, pasteurization, canning, and after 7 months storage at 22°C were analyzed according to the AOAC methods (1980) for beta-carotene. There was a twofold difference in beta-carotene content between the highest and lowest cultivars in raw processed and stored product. A 20% loss of the beta-carotene content was observed during extraction and another 20% loss found after 7 months of storage.     

Shelf Life of Mature Green Tomatoes Stored in Controlled Atmosphere and High Humidity

Freshly harvested mature green tomatoes were washed, sorted and treated with 125 ppm chlorine water. The treated tomatoes were stored at 85% or 98% RH under controlled atmosphere (CA) storage for periods up to 8 wk. The controlled atmosphere was 2.5% O₂, 5.0% CO₂, and N₂ as the balance gas at 12°C. After storing 40 days, the tomatoes were allowed to ripen in air at 23°C. Samples of tomatoes were tested every 3 days to examine changes in quality as determined by visual observation, weight loss, titratable acidity, pH, color and firmness. Weight loss was reduced significantly by CA storage of tomatoes at 98% RH. Tomatoes remained green up to 40 days of storage and changed in color gradually during consecutive storage in atmospheric conditions. Appearance of the tomatoes was acceptable after ripening.     

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE AND EDIBLE COATING EFFECTS ON STORAGE LIFE AND QUALITY OF TOMATOES

Tomatoes at pink stage maturities were coated with Semperfresh^TM edible fruit coating which is composed of sucrose esters of fatty acids, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and mono-diglycerides of fatty acids. One group of coated and uncoated tomatoes were stored at 23 × 2C under air atmosphere, another group was stored at 12C under air atmosphere and third group was stored at 12C, 93–95% RH in a controlled atmosphere (CA) containing 3% CO₂, 3% O₂ and 94% N₂. Samples of tomatoes were analyzed for firmness, weight loss, titratable acidity, pH, soluble solids, sugars, ascorbic acid and lycopene to examine changes in quality during storage. Semperfresh^TM edible fruit coating was found to be significantly effective at both storage temperatures (23 × 2C and 12C) in air to delay changes in firmness, titratable acidity, pH, soluble solids, sugars, ascorbic acid and lycopene. Semperfresh^TM fruit coating reduced fruit weight loss as compared to fruit without coating but the difference between coated and uncoated tomatoes was not significant. Shelf-life of pink tomatoes was increased 3 days at 23 × 2C and 6 days at 12C in air by coating. CA storage delayed compositional changes in tomatoes significantly as compared to air storage of coated and uncoated tomatoes. CA storage also had a significant potential for reducing weight loss and microbial spoilage. Tomatoes were stored 40 days in CA. Coated and uncoated tomatoes exhibited the same results in CA.     

Effects of light-emitting diode illumination on the quality of fresh-cut cherry tomatoes during refrigerated storage

The effects of light-emitting diode (LED) illumination on the quality of fresh-cut cherry tomatoes were investigated. Tomatoes were exposed continuously to red, green, blue and white LED light for 7 days and control samples stored in darkness. Results showed that blue light treatment significantly led to more total soluble solids, lycopene concentration and individual phenolic compounds (chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, rutin) after 7 days of storage. On day-5, green and blue light-treated tomatoes showed relatively higher firmness than samples treated by other lights and the control. At the early stage of storage, blue light could preserve the fresh flavour of tomatoes compared to other treatments. Overall, the blue light was most effective in the quality preservation of fresh-cut cherry tomatoes and could be used as a novel strategy in the preservation of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables during shelf life.     

不同钙制剂处理对番茄冷藏期间品质的影响

以“辽园多丽”番茄研究花期喷施不同种类的钙剂,对改善番茄品质及冷藏品质的影响。经实验可知各处理硬度、可溶性固形物含量、还原糖含量、可滴定酸含量和游离氨基酸含量冷藏期间均呈下降趋势,泛酸钙处理硬度下降最为最慢,冷藏结束硬度为14.33kg/cm2,其他各指标下降最缓慢的均为腐植酸钙处理。转红指数呈上升趋势,冷藏结束时腐植酸钙处理最高,比对照高19%。番茄红素含量腐植酸钙处理最高为4.55mg/100g。腐植酸钙处理总体优势明显,与对照差异极显著。     

Shelf Life of Pretreated Dried Tomato

Determining the shelf life has become a factor of major importance in the development of foods designed to meet consumer demands in terms of quality and safety. The goal of the present study was to investigate the shelf life of vacuum-packed dried tomatoes, stored at both room and refrigeration temperature (4 °C) for a period of 180 days. The following determinations were performed during the storage period studied: microbiological analysis, instrumental color, lycopene, and ascorbic acid. Sorption isotherms were determined at both temperatures (room temperature and 4 °C). The microbiological quality of vacuum-packed dried tomatoes remained unchanged during 180 days for the refrigerated samples and 90 days for the samples stored at room temperature. The rate constant (k) of lycopene degradation of the refrigerated samples and the samples stored at room temperature was 3.209 × 10⁻⁵ and 12.994 × 10⁻⁵/day, respectively. The rate constant (k) of ascorbic acid degradation was 3.339 × 10⁻⁴/day for cold storage and 76.655 × 10⁻⁴/day for storage at room temperature. The tomatoes stored at room temperature were subjected to analysis over 90 days of storage, period after which both the appearance and sensory characteristics of the product fell below the levels of consumer acceptability. As for the tomatoes stored at refrigeration temperature, the original sensory characteristics were maintained throughout the entire storage period of 180 days.     

Changes in major antioxidant components of tomatoes during post-harvest storage

The objective of this study was to study overall nutritional implication of storage on tomatoes (cv. Tradiro), harvested from a commercial greenhouse in Canterbury, New Zealand. The harvested tomatoes were stored at 7, 15 and 25 °C, for a period of 10 days. The soluble phenolics and ascorbic acid contents of tomatoes showed slight increases during storage, regardless of temperature. The mean lycopene content of tomatoes stored at 15 and 25 °C on the 10th day of storage was, approximately, 2-fold (7.5 mg/100 g) than of the tomatoes stored at 7 °C (3.2 mg/100 g). The soluble antioxidant activity increased from 17–27% during the storage period of tomatoes.     

The effects of ethanol treatment on the metabolism,shelf life and quality of stored tomatoes at different maturities and temperatures

Two maturity stages of commercially grown tomatoes (breaker and mature green) were exposed to ethanol vapour (2 ml ethanol kg⁻¹ fruit) for 6 h at 20 °C prior to storage at 5 °C and 20 °C. During storage the colour, firmness and composition changes were examined every 3 and 7 days. The results showed that ethanol vapour treatment could significantly slow down the colour changes and softening of both mature green and breaker tomatoes with greater effects when stored at 5 °C. There was no difference between the two maturity stages in retardation of softening during storage; in contrast the maturity stage had a highly significant effect in the colour development of stored tomatoes. When the fruit stored at 5 °C was then held at 20 °C for 7 days the ripening process was accelerated but the fruit did not reach the same level of colour development as the fruit stored at 20 °C continuously. The results suggest that ethanol vapour pretreatment could be used as a cheap and easy method to extend the storage life of tomatoes. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Colonization of tomatoes by Salmonella montevideo is affected by relative humidity and storage temperature

The influences of the relative humidity (RH) and storage temperature on the colonization of tomato surfaces by Salmonella Montevideo were studied. Red, ripe tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) were spot inoculated in three separate trials with 100 pl (approximately 10(6) CFU) of Salmonella Montevideo and stored for 90 min at 22 degrees C under 97% RH to facilitate attachment of cells to the blossom end of tomato surfaces. Following this attachment step, tomatoes were washed to remove loosely adhered cells and then stored at 22 or 30 degrees C for up to 10 days under RH of 60, 75, 85, or 97%. At 0, 0.4, 1, 4, 7, and 10 days of storage, three tomatoes were individually hand massaged in 50 ml of 0.1% peptone water and the washes were separately analyzed to enumerate populations of Salmonella Montevideo. The number of Salmonella Montevideo cells attached after 90 min at 22 degrees C was 3.8 log CFU per tomato; this level was determined to be the initial colonizing population. After 10 days of storage at 30 degrees C, the Salmonella Montevideo population increased to 0.7, 1.0, 1.2, and 2.2 log CFU per tomato at 60, 75, 85, and 97% RH, respectively. A similar trend was observed at 22 degrees C, although populations were lower than at 30 degrees C. Scanning electron micrographs of tomato cuticles after storage revealed a well-defined biofilm containing bacteria. These findings reinforce the importance of maintaining stored tomatoes at temperatures that do not support growth of pathogenic bacteria and demonstrate the growth-promoting effects of high humidity.     

Effect of Cold and Heat Shock Treatment on the Color Development of Mature Green Tomatoes and the Roles of Their Antioxidant Enzymes

Color is the most important marker of the quality and ripeness of tomato fruits. To study the effect of cold shock treatment (CST; 0 °C, 3 h) and heat shock treatment (HST; 50 °C, 2 min) on the color development of mature green tomatoes and the roles of antioxidant enzymes, we measured color, the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), ascorbic acid, and antioxidant enzymes at 20 and 10 °C storage conditions. HST retarded the ripening of mature green tomatoes, delayed color development, reduced MDA content, and increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities in tomatoes stored at 20 or 10 °C, as well as increased catalase (CAT) activity in tomatoes stored at 10 °C. In comparison with controls, CST accelerated the development of senescence in mature green tomatoes stored at 20 or 10 °C, which reflects faster color development and higher MDA content, resulting from the low activities of SOD and POD. These results suggested that, with regard to the antioxidant enzymes SOD and POD, CST had a different effect on color development compared with that of HST in mature green tomatoes stored at 20 or 10 °C. Furthermore, these results implied that SOD and POD played significant roles in the antioxidant system in CST- and HST-treated mature green tomatoes stored at 20 or 10 °C, and CAT was the crucial antioxidant enzyme to resist cold storage in HST-treated mature green tomatoes stored at 10 °C.     

Toxin production by Alternaria alternata in tomatoes and apples stored under various conditions and quantitation of the toxins by high-performance liquid chromatography

Alternaria alternata strain 8442-3 was inoculated into tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and Red Delicious cultivar apples (Malus domestica Borkh.). Half of the lots of each fruit were shrink-wrapped in high-density polyethylene film. Wrapped and unwrapped fruits were incubated under darkness at 4, 15 and 25 degrees C for up to 5 weeks. A high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed to quantitate tenuazonic acid (TeA), alternariol (AOH), alternariol methyl ether (AME), and altenuene (ALT). Shrink-wrapping retarded, but did not completely inhibit growth in tomatoes for 3-7 days. Concentrations of up to 120.6 mg of AOH and 63.7 mg of AME per 100 g of tissue were produced in unwrapped tomatoes stored at 15 degrees C for 4 weeks; 19.0 mg of ALT per 100 g of tomato tissue was produced after 3 weeks at 25 degrees C. AOH, AME and ALT were also produced in unwrapped tomatoes stored at 4 degrees C; however, no TeA was detected in decayed tomatoes, regardless of type of wrapping or storage temperature. Shrink-wrapping resulted in decreased production of AOH, AME, and ALT. Alternaria toxins were not detected in apples stored at 4 and 15 degrees C. The highest concentration of AOH produced (48.8 mg per 100 g of tissue) was in unwrapped apples stored at 25 degrees C for 2 weeks; 12.3 mg per 100 g of tissue of shrink-wrapped apples was detected after 5 weeks of storage at 25 degrees C, while ALT reached 5.7 mg per 100 g after 4 weeks. TeA was not detected in apples infected with A. alternata.     

不同成熟期番茄及其储藏过程中超弱发光特性的研究

本文分别研究了不同成熟期番茄的超弱发光特性，为番茄采摘的质量检验和分级提供了一种无损伤的检测方法；同时跟踪测试了番茄在储藏过程中的超弱发光特性，与国家标准相对应，初步确定了储存期限和果品质量的关系。为确定番茄的采摘期和存储时间提供了相应的依据。     

Quality of Frozen Cauliflower during Storage

A study was conducted on the changes occurring in vitamin C content in frozen cauliflower stored under different conditions. During storage at -22°C, 25% vitamin C was lost after 13 months and 62.2% after 30 months. An acceptable sensory quality was conserved for 10 months; after this time, a decrease began in the characteristic flavor. Storage in a display freezer did not affect vitamin C; however, storage with temperature fluctuations was very harmful, especially regarding sensory characteristics.     

Influence of Pre-drying treatments on Quality and Safety of Sun-dried Tomatoes. Part II. Effects of Storage on Nutritional and Sensory Quality of Sun-dried Tomatoes Pretreated with Sulfur, Sodium Metbisulfite, or Salt

ABSTRACT Pre‐drying treatments have been found to improve the quality of stored sun‐dried tomatoes. Based on previous investigation (Part I), 5 specific pretreatments were chosen for effects on nutritional value, sensory quality, and safety before and after 3 mo of storage (25 °C and 30% to 34% relative humidity). These pretreatments included (1) direct gas sulfuring with 2.3 kg (5 lb) SO₂; (2) with 3.6 kg (8 lb) SO₂; (3) dipping in 10% salt for 5 min; (4) 8% sodium metabisulfite for 5 min; and (5) 8% sodium metabisulfite and 10% salt for 5 min. The use of SO₂ improved color, rehydration ratio, and minimized the loss of ascorbic acid and lycopene. Sodium metabisulfite dipped tomatoes had better rehydration ratio and color than gas sulfured sun‐dried tomatoes. Untrained consumers ranked gas sulfured tomatoes higher than sun‐dried tomatoes produced by dipping in either sodium metabisulfite alone or sodium metabisulfite plus salt.     

Storage Potential of Tomatoes Harvested at the Breaker Stage using Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Breaker tomatoes sealed in polymeric film (MAP) were stored at 15°C 23 days. A steady state of about 3.5-4.0 % O₂ and CO₂ was established. Mean concentrations of the gases within 24 hr of packaging were minimum 2.5 % O₂ and maximum 8.0% CO₂- Thereafter gas concentration moved gradually to a steady state; no evidence of anoxic conditions occurred. After 23 days of MAP storage fruit ripened normally under ambient conditions. Quality evaluations demonstrated that 15°C MAP storage permitted harvesting of breaker stage of ripeness tomatoes without reducing storage life to an unacceptable duration. MAP delayed changes in acidity, soluble solids, texture, color and polygalacturonase activity and resulted in substantial reduction in fruit weight loss and spoilage as compared to breaker fruit without film packaging.     

Survival and growth of Salmonella baildon in shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes, and effectiveness of chlorinated water as a sanitizer

An outbreak of salmonellosis associated with diced tomatoes occurred in the United States in 1999. Experiments were done to determine the efficacy of chlorine in killing Salmonella baildon, the causative serotype, inoculated onto shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes, and to determine survival characteristics of the organism on these produce items stored at 4 degrees C for up to 12 days and on tomatoes stored at 21 or 30 degrees C for up to 72 h. Populations of S. baildon in lettuce and tomatoes (pH 4.51 +/- 0.02) inoculated with 3.60 log10 and 3.86 log10 cfu/g, respectively, were reduced by less than 1 log when the produce was immersed for 40 s in a 120 or 200 microg/ml free chlorine solution. Produce inoculated with 0.60-0.86 log10 cfu/g was positive for the pathogen after treatment with 200 microg/ml chlorine. Initial populations of 3.28 and 3.40 log10 cfu/g of lettuce and tomatoes, respectively, decreased by about 2 log10 cfu/g during storage for 12 days at 4 degrees C. One of six samples of lettuce initially containing 0.28 log10 cfu of S. baildon per gram was positive after storage for 12 days, but the pathogen was not detected in tomatoes analyzed within 15 min of inoculation with 0.40 log10 cfu/g. While the number of viable cells decreased during storage at 4 degrees C, initial populations of 0.28 log10 cfu/g of shredded lettuce and 3.40 log10 cfu/g of diced tomatoes are not reduced to undetectable levels during storage at 4 degrees C for 12 days. Tolerance of S. baildon to an acidic pH (4.5) was not influenced by the pH (4.5, 5.8, or 7.2) of the medium in which it was grown, suggesting that this strain possesses unusual resistance to acid pH. The pathogen grew in diced tomatoes (pH 4.40 +/- 0.01) from an initial population of 0.79 log10 cfu/g to 5.32 and 7.00 log10 cfu/g within 24 h at 21 and 30 degrees C, respectively.     

壳聚糖处理番茄的保鲜效果研究

将变色期番茄果实浸入浓度为1．5％、2．0％、2．5％的壳聚糖溶液中30s,在常温下贮藏;35d,研究壳聚糖对番茄果实的保鲜效果。结果表明,壳聚糖溶液涂膜处理番茄果实,可延迟果实呼吸跃变,降低呼吸强度;缩小可溶性固形物含量变化幅度;延缓果实硬度、VC、总酸度下降速度;减小失重率,推迟果实腐烂时间,降低腐烂率,从而较好地保持番茄果实的贮藏品质。其中以浓度为2．0％的壳聚糖溶液涂膜保鲜效果最好。