Hot water treatment and peracetic acid to maintain fresh-cut Galia melon quality |
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Authors: | AC Silveira E Aguayo VH Escalona F Artés |
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Affiliation: | aVegetable Production Department, Postharvest Division, Agronomy Faculty, Avenida Garzón 780, CP 12300, Montevideo, Uruguay;bPostharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Food Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso XIII, 44, E-30203, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain;cInstitute of Plant Biotechnology, Technical University of Cartagena, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Campus Muralla del Mar, 30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain;dCentre of Postharvest Studies, Fac. Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, P.O. Box 1004, Santa Rosa 11315, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile |
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Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to investigate if the use of hot water immersion dipping (HWD) alone or combined with other ecofriendly methods, could replace the use of chlorine in fresh-cut fruits such as melon. Melon pieces were subjected to hot (60 °C) or cold (5 °C) water dipping (60, 90, 120 s or 60 s, respectively) followed by immersion in 80 mg L− 1 peracetic acid (PAA) for 60 s at 5 °C or in water, packed in polypropylene trays under passive modified atmosphere (7.4 kPa O2 and 7.4 kPa CO2 at steady state), and stored up to 10 days at 5 °C. Respiration rate, ethylene emission, microbial load, flesh firmness, polyamine content and sensorial quality were determined. As main conclusions the longer HWD treatment times (90 and 120 s) followed by PAA dip, provided the lowest metabolic activity and helped to control microbial load without affecting the sensorial quality. In addition, both treatments increased the polyamine content helping to maintain the cell membranes integrity.Industrial relevanceMaintaining quality and microbial safety are the most important concerns of the fresh-cut fruit and vegetables industry. The present study focused on assessing the effect of HWD treatments alone or in combination with PAA, on the respiration rate, ethylene emission, microbial load, flesh firmness, polyamines content and quality retention of fresh-cut Galia melon. According to our results, the use of a heat treatment alone or combined with PAA could replace the use of chlorine, and could be a feasible alternative for fresh-cut industry as a sanitizing method, as or more effective as chlorine. |
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Keywords: | Cucumis melo Minimally fresh processed Chlorine Alternative sanitizing method Microbial counts Polyamines Firmness Sensorial quality |
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