Application of High Pressures in the Postharvest Conservation of Broccoli
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Vegetable Material
2.2. Hyperbaric System
2.3. Experimental Procedure
2.4. Physical, Metabolic, and Chemical Analyses
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physicochemical Analyzes
Weight Loss, Firmness, Color Index (CI), Soluble Solids (SS), Titratable Acidity (TA), Ascorbic Acid Content (AA)
3.2. Physiological Phenomena
Production of Ethylene and Respiratory Rate
3.3. Biochemical Analyses
Lipid Peroxidation, Total Antioxidant Activity (TAA), Activity of the CAT, and Activity of the POD
4. Discussion
4.1. Physicochemical Analyses
Weight Loss, Firmness, Color Index (CI), Soluble Solids (SS), Titratable Acidity (TA), Ascorbic Acid Content (AA)
4.2. Physiological Phenomena
Production of Ethylene and Respiratory Rate
4.3. Biochemical Analyses
Lipid Peroxidation, Total Antioxidant Activity (TAA), Activity of the CAT and Activity of the POD
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Values |
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Mass (g) | 630 ± 60 |
Epidermis color index | 1.04 ± 0.10 |
Receptacle firmness (N) | 13.3 ± 1.02 |
Ethylene production (mL C2H4 kg−1 h−1) | 5.2 ± 1.2 |
Soluble solids (%) | 6.17 ± 0.05 |
Titratable acidity (g kg−1) | 0.14 ± 0.07 |
Ascorbic acid (mg kg−1) | 99.6 ± 2.40 |
Antioxidant activity (mmol kg−1) | 0.23 ± 0.20 |
Lipid peroxidation (mmol kg−1) | 19.22 ± 1.6 |
Catalese activity (U kg−1 pt) | 1.12 × 10−10 ± 0.1 |
Peroxidase activity (U kg−1 pt) | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
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Pereira, E.M.; Formiga, A.S.; Pinzetta Junior, J.S.; Cordeiro, I.N.F.; Oliveira, K.T.E.F.; Cavalcanti, M.T.; Mattiuz, B.-H. Application of High Pressures in the Postharvest Conservation of Broccoli. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2157. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112157
Pereira EM, Formiga AS, Pinzetta Junior JS, Cordeiro INF, Oliveira KTEF, Cavalcanti MT, Mattiuz B-H. Application of High Pressures in the Postharvest Conservation of Broccoli. Agronomy. 2021; 11(11):2157. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112157
Chicago/Turabian StylePereira, Emmanuel M., Anderson S. Formiga, José S. Pinzetta Junior, Isabela N. F. Cordeiro, Karollayne T. E. F. Oliveira, Mônica Tejo Cavalcanti, and Ben-Hur Mattiuz. 2021. "Application of High Pressures in the Postharvest Conservation of Broccoli" Agronomy 11, no. 11: 2157. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112157