The browning on the cut surface is a big problem reducing quality of fresh-cut taro (FCT), which causes severe postharvest losses and may raise environmental impacts. Citronellal (CA) natural compound in several aromatic plants. This study investigated effects CA treatments different concentrations (0.2, 0.5, 1 mL/L) FCT under cold storage at 5°C. results indicated that low-dose (0.2 treatment ...

Nonenzymic browning and corrosion were monitored in commercially canned single-strength grapefruit juice stored for 15 weeks at 10°, 20°, 30°, 40°, and 50°C. Browning did not occur in juices stored at 10° and 20°C, but began to ap pear after 9 weeks in juices stored at 30°C. Browning was quite evident within 3 weeks for juices stored at 40° and 50°C. Plots of nonenzymic browning versus corrosio...

Browning is the result of appearance of dark colored pigments formed by enzymatic and non enzymatic reactions. In this review AA, first overview the biochemistry of browning and fruits response and protection, successively touch the topic in the lightly processed fruits. Non enzymatic reaction is mainly due to Maillard reaction compounds in which concentration of amino acid (nitrogen supply) an...

Pericarp browning occurs widely in postharvest pomegranate fruit, but little is known about its mechanism. In this study, ‘Baiyushizi’, a browning-sensitive cultivar, was used to investigate the physiological and genetic changes during pericarp browning. The index (BI) increased greatly after 3 d storage at room temperature, and, consequently, fruit appearance became unattractive 6 d. increasin...

The effect of nonthermal pulsed electric field (PEF) and thermal treatment (900C for 60s) was studied on quality parameters of Emblica officinalis juice for the period of 6 weeks at 40C using monopolar rectangular pulse of 1μs width. The PEF treatment was given using static chamber at 24kV/cm for 500μs. The quality of Emblica officinalis juice was investigated in terms of non enzymatic browning...

To understand the potential of application of tea polyphenols to the shelf life extension and quality maintenance of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit, the fruits were dipped into a solution of 1% tea phenols for 5 min before cold storage at 4 °C. Changes in browning index, contents of anthocyanins and phenolic compounds, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities, O2.- prod...

Enzymatic browning, which accompanies food preservation processes based on drying, is a common obstacle to obtaining marketable and consumer-appealing products. In this paper, we investigate the application of one of the methods commonly used in order to counter the browning process, namely dipping. Dipping involves a soaking of the foods in liquids or solutions in order to suppress the activit...

Visceral adiposity is much more strongly associated with cardiometabolic disease in humans than subcutaneous adiposity. Browning, the appearance of brown-like adipocytes in the white adipose tissue (WAT), has been shown to protect mice against metabolic dysfunction, suggesting the possibility of new therapeutic approaches to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. In mice, subcutaneous WAT depots ex...

In this study Response Surface Methodology was used to optimize process conditions and to evaluate the effect of ultrasound on quality attributes (antioxidant activity, pH, total soluble solid, turbidity) and the inactivation of Escherichia coli bacteria in carrot juice. Independent variables in this study were temperature (25-50°C), time (20-40 min) and frequency (0-130 kHz). In this study the...

Plant browning is a recalcitrant problem for in vitro culture and often leads to poor growth of explants and even failure of tissue culture. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying browning-induced physiological processes remain unclear. Medinilla is considered one of the most difficult genera for tissue culture owning to its severe browning. In the present study, intact aseptic plantlets ...