Effect of a prestorage treatment with 6-benzylaminopurine and modified atmosphere packaging storage on the respiration and quality of green asparagus spears

Nutritional characterization and changes in quality of Salicornia bigelovii Torr. during storage

“…At 0 C, the decrease observed after 8 days was significant and represented 56% ascorbic acid loss after 20 days storage. Generally, fruits and vegetables show a gradual decrease in ascorbic acid content as storage temperature and/or duration increases (An, Zhang, Lu, & Zhang, 2006;Gil-Izquierdo, Gil, Conesa, & Ferreres, 2001;Piga, Caro, Pinna, & Agabbio, 2003). The loss of ascorbic acid content is most probably dominated by the presence of catalysts and oxidase enzymes, such as polyphenol oxidase (PPO) to catalyse the oxidation especially at high temperature (GilIzquierdo et al, 2001;Li, Zhang, & Wang, 2008;Mao, Que, & Wang, 2006).…”

Effect of 6-Benzylaminopurine Combined With Ultrasound as Pre-Treatment on Quality and Enzyme Activity of Green Asparagus

“…2000). Asparagus treated with 6‐benzylaminopurine had a better color, firmness and overall appearance; moreover, they retained more chlorophyll and ascorbic acid and they had less fiber (An et al . 2006).…”

“…Measurement of Chlorophyll Content. Chlorophyll was extracted from 10 g of fresh samples by homogenization in 50 mL of 80% acetone using a tissue homogenizer (DS‐1, Shanghai, China) at a moderate speed for 30 s. The homogenate was filtered through four layers of cheesecloth, centrifuged at 10,000× g for 10 min, and the absorbance read at 647 and 664.5 nm with a recording spectrophotometer (UV‐2450, Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan) (An et al . 2006).…”

Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Quality of Selected Vegetables: A Review

“…For samples treated with O 3 and subsequent MAP storage, PAL activity reached its highest value on the tenth day (0.33 U/mg) but at the end of storage was lower than the control (0.22 and 0.38 U/mg, respectively) ). An et al ( 2006 ) treated asparagus [dipping in 20 ppm 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA) for 10 min] and stored it under active (LDPE 25 μm fi lm with 10 % O 2 /5 % CO 2 initial atmosphere) and passive MAP (LDPE 15 μm fi lm used) at 2 °C for 25 days. The use of 6-BA had a benefi cial effect on chlorophyll content in both MAP applications (65 and 69 μg/g for passive and A MAP).…”