Postharvest quality changes in fresh-cut watercress stored under conventional and inert gas-enriched modified atmosphere packaging
| Autor: | Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, José Pinela, Ana Maria Carvalho, M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira, Amilcar L. Antonio, João C.M. Barreira, Lillian Barros |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Refrigerated storage
Postharvest quality Antioxidant medicine.medical_treatment Modified atmosphere packaging Cold storage Horticulture 0404 agricultural biotechnology food Soluble solids resh-cut watercress medicine Food science Inert gas Conventional packaging 2. Zero hunger Chemistry Nasturtium officinale 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040401 food science food.food Watercress Modified atmosphere Postharvest Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 0925-5214 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.10.004 |
| Popis: | The effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on the postharvest quality of fresh-cut watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) stored at 4 ºC for 7 d was studied. A portion of watercress was immediately analyzed (non-stored control) and the remaining fresh material was stored packaged under atmospheres enriched with N2, Ar, air, or vacuum. The analyzed parameters included colour, total soluble solids, pH, macronutrients, the individual profiles of sugars, organic acids, tocopherols and fatty acids, and total phenolics and flavonoids. Furthermore, four in vitro assays were performed to evaluate the antioxidant activity. After assessing the effect on individual quality parameters, it was possible to conclude that air was the less efficient atmosphere in preserving quality attributes of the non-stored control samples during cold storage. In turn, Ar-enriched MAP was the most suitable choice to preserve the overall postharvest quality. The present study also highlighted the nutritional and antioxidant properties of watercress, as well as the interest of its inclusion in human diets. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support to CIMO (PEst-OE/AGR/UI0690/2014), REQUIMTE (UID/QUI/50006/2013), J. Pinela (SFRH/BD/92994/2013), J.C.M. Barreira (SFRH/BPD/72802/2010) and L. Barros (“Compromisso para a Ciência 2008” contract). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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