Effect of blue and ultraviolet-C light irradiation on bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense) during refrigeration storage
Autor: | Carlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco, José Ángel Guerrero-Beltrán, Xochitl Aparicio-Fernández, Raúl Avila-Sosa, A. Pérez-Ambrocio, S. Cid-Pérez, Paola Hernández-Carranza |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Central composite design Horticulture medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0404 agricultural biotechnology Pepper Botany medicine Food science Carotenoid chemistry.chemical_classification biology Abiotic stress food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040401 food science Capsicum chinense chemistry Capsaicin Chlorophyll Agronomy and Crop Science Ultraviolet 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science |
Zdroj: | Postharvest Biology and Technology. 135:19-26 |
ISSN: | 0925-5214 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.08.023 |
Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of blue and UV-C light as abiotic stress on bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense) stored under close package and low temperature (4–5 °C). Habanero peppers were harvest at immature condition (green color), disinfected and irradiated with blue (0, 1.5 and 3 min) and UV-C (0, 0.5 and 1 min) light following a face-centered central composite design. Pepper were evaluated for color parameters, chlorophylls, total carotenoids, total flavonoids, phenolic compounds, total capsaicin and antioxidant capacity for 30 d. Color parameters indicate that low temperature and closed packaging maintain habanero pepper green color, corroborated by the low change in chlorophyll and total carotenoids during storage. On the other hand, both lights stimulated the synthesis of all bioactive compounds evaluated and consequently the antioxidant capacity. However, in some bioactive compounds such as chlorophylls and total carotenoids, the effect was appreciable only in the first days of storage. Habanero pepper treated with a combination of 3 min of blue light plus 0.5 min of UV-C light showed the higher bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity during storage. At the end of storage, the proposed design indicates that 3 min of blue light treatment plus 0.43-0.92 min of UV-C light (depends of the compounds) was the optimal combination to increase habanero pepper bioactive compounds. This study is a first approach to evaluate the effect of combined irradiation treatment as abiotic stress to enhance habanero pepper bioactive compounds and its antioxidant capacity. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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