Post-Harvest Fruit Conservation of Eugenia dysenterica DC., Spondias purpurea L., Hancornia speciosa Gomes and Talisia esculenta Radlk

Post-Harvest Fruit Conservation of Eugenia dysenterica DC., Spondias purpurea L., Hancornia speciosa Gomes and Talisia esculenta Radlk

The high rate of perishability of fruits such as cagaita (Eugenia dysenterica DC.), seriguela (Spondias purpurea L.), mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) and pitomba (Talisia esculenta Radlk.) makes it necessary to develop adequate conservation techniques to increase post-harvest shelf life. The aim...

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Published in:AgriEngineering Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 2306 - 2325
Main Authors: Sobral, Raquel Rodrigues Soares, Mizobutsi, Gisele Polete, Mizobutsi, Edson Hiydu, Aguiar, Flávia Soares, Almeida, Luciele Barboza de, Almeida, Lucicleia Borges, Santos, Rayane Carneiro dos, Oliveira, Lucas Maciel de, Souza, Diego Batista, Costa, Jéfferson de Oliveira
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-09-2024
Subjects:
Acidity
cagaita
Conservation
Eugenia dysenterica
Firmness
Food quality
fruit quality
Fruits
Hancornia speciosa
Low density polyethylenes
mangaba
modified atmosphere
native fruits
Packaging
pitomba
Polyvinyl chloride
Quality management
Semi arid areas
Semiarid lands
Shelf life
Spondias purpurea
Talisia esculenta
Brazil
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Summary:The high rate of perishability of fruits such as cagaita (Eugenia dysenterica DC.), seriguela (Spondias purpurea L.), mangaba (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) and pitomba (Talisia esculenta Radlk.) makes it necessary to develop adequate conservation techniques to increase post-harvest shelf life. The aim of this research was to evaluate the post-harvest quality attributes of cagaita, seriguela, mangaba and pitomba fruits stored in different types of packaging during certain periods. The treatments were defined by the combination of three types of packaging (low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and without packaging) and seven storage periods. Total soluble solids, titratable acidity, hydrogen potential (pH), fruit firmness and loss of fresh mass were analyzed. Fruits packaged with LDPE presented the lowest values of fresh mass loss: 2.7, 2.3, 4.2 and 1.1% for cagaita, seriguela, mangaba and pitomba, respectively. Furthermore, LPDE packaging maintained the quality attributes in all fruits analyzed. PVC packaging was more efficient in maintaining fruit firmness, with average values of 0.03 N. Atmospheric modification techniques, such as LDPE and PVC packaging, make it possible to reduce metabolic activity, ensuring better post-harvest quality and increasing the storage period of fruits that occur in the semiarid region of Minas Gerais.
ISSN:2624-7402
2624-7402
DOI:10.3390/agriengineering6030135