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Provedor de dados: | 196
País: | Brazil
Título: | HYDROCOOLING EFFICIENCY ON POSTHARVEST CONSERVATION AND QUALITY OF ARUGULA
Autores: | Moreira, Elaine Gleice Silva; Basílio, Scarlet Aguiar; Milan, Mariany Dalila; Arruda, Natália; Benett, Katiane Santiago Silva.
Data: | 2019-12-19
Ano: | 2019
Resumo: | Arugula is mainly cultivated by small producers, being a leafy vegetable susceptible to water loss and wilting after harvest, which may result in changes in appearance, texture, color (yellowing), and nutritional value of the product. Hydrocooling is a cooling method that stands out for being simple, practical and efficient. Its use is to reduce the temperature and respiratory rate of vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice or cold water, so they can be packed and stored. This study was conducted to evaluate the hydrocooling efficiency when associated with the storage period in the postharvest shelf life of arugula leaves. Arugula leaves were subjected to ten days of storage, and measurements were taken at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 days. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 3 × 6 factorial scheme, consisting of three hydrocooling treatments [control (without cooling), and hydrocooling at 0 °C and 10 °C] and for six storage periods (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 days) with three replicates. Fresh mass loss, soluble solids, titratable acidity, pH and subjective evaluation of product appearance were measured. Hydrocooling at 0 °C proved to be the most appropriate treatment when compared to control, as reported by the values of fresh mass loss, soluble solids, and titratable acidity. Hydrocooling to 0 °C slowed leaf water loss (lower respiratory rate) and resulted in better overall leaf appearance up to the sixth day of storage, thereby increasing shelf life of arugula leaves.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

http://periodicosonline.uems.br/index.php/agrineo/article/view/3457

10.32404/rean.v6i4.3457

Editor: | Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Unidade Universitária de Cassilândia
Relação: | http://periodicosonline.uems.br/index.php/agrineo/article/view/3457/3189
Formato: | application/pdf

Fonte:

Revista de Agricultura Neotropical; v. 6 n. 4 (2019): Revista de Agricultura Neotropical; 36-41

REVISTA DE AGRICULTURA NEOTROPICAL; Vol. 6 No. 4 (2019): REVISTA DE AGRICULTURA NEOTROPICAL; 36-41

2358-6303

10.32404/rean.v6i4

Fonte: | Copyright (c) 2019 REVISTA DE AGRICULTURA NEOTROPICAL