Abstract
Possible causes for differences in quality traits at the time of buying were studied in two widely different red tomato types. Three maturity stages were harvested from commercial greenhouses and transferred immediately to controlled environments simulating different storage, transport, and supermarket conditions. Results show significant differences in development of color, fruit firmness, contents of soluble solids (SSC), titratable acids (TTA), phenolics, and carotenoids from harvest to sale, as related to postharvest conditions. Fruit firmness, SSC, and TTA of vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes was 30, 55 and 11% higher than for those harvested at breakers and ripened to red. Temperature, light, UVC radiation, or ethylene during 4 days transport affected tomato quality traits, and differences persisted during 3 weeks of supermarket storage. Ethylene exposure gave a 3.7-fold increase in lycopene content in cherry tomatoes, whereas UVC hormesis revealed a 6-fold increase compared with the control. Results can be used to update recommendations concerning optimal handling.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato color, firmness and composition changed significantly between harvest and sale in relation to postharvest conditions.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Outcome
- development of color, fruit firmness, contents of soluble solids (SSC), titratable acids (TTA), phenolics, and carotenoidse0
- Qualifier
- from harvest to salee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“significant differences in development of color, fruit firmness, contents of soluble solids (SSC), titratable acids (TTA), phenolics, and carotenoids from harvest to sale, as related to postharvest conditions”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes had 30% higher firmness than breaker-harvested fruit ripened to red.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- red cherry tomatoese0
- Outcome
- Fruit firmnesse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 30e1
- Comparator
- those harvested at breakers and ripened to rede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit firmness, SSC, and TTA of vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes was 30, 55 and 11% higher than for those harvested at breakers and ripened to red.”
e1“30, 55 and 11%”
Claim · model-written summary
Vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes had 55% higher SSC than breaker-harvested fruit ripened to red.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- red cherry tomatoese0
- Outcome
- SSCe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 55e1
- Comparator
- those harvested at breakers and ripened to rede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit firmness, SSC, and TTA of vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes was 30, 55 and 11% higher than for those harvested at breakers and ripened to red.”
e1“55 and 11%”
Claim · model-written summary
Vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes had 11% higher TTA than breaker-harvested fruit ripened to red.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- red cherry tomatoese0
- Outcome
- TTAe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 11%e1
- Comparator
- those harvested at breakers and ripened to rede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit firmness, SSC, and TTA of vine-ripened red cherry tomatoes was 30, 55 and 11% higher than for those harvested at breakers and ripened to red.”
e1“11% higher”
Claim · model-written summary
Transport temperature affected tomato quality, with differences persisting during supermarket storage.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Temperaturee0
- Outcome
- tomato quality traitse0
- Qualifier
- during 4 days transporte0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Temperature, light, UVC radiation, or ethylene during 4 days transport affected tomato quality traits, and differences persisted during 3 weeks of supermarket storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Transport light affected tomato quality, with differences persisting during supermarket storage.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- lighte0
- Outcome
- tomato quality traitse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Temperature, light, UVC radiation, or ethylene during 4 days transport affected tomato quality traits, and differences persisted during 3 weeks of supermarket storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Transport UVC radiation affected tomato quality, with differences persisting during supermarket storage.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- UVC radiatione0
- Outcome
- tomato quality traitse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Temperature, light, UVC radiation, or ethylene during 4 days transport affected tomato quality traits, and differences persisted during 3 weeks of supermarket storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Transport ethylene affected tomato quality, with differences persisting during supermarket storage.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- ethylenee0
- Outcome
- tomato quality traitse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Temperature, light, UVC radiation, or ethylene during 4 days transport affected tomato quality traits, and differences persisted during 3 weeks of supermarket storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethylene increased lycopene content 3.7-fold in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- cherry tomatoese0
- Treatment
- Ethylene exposuree0
- Outcome
- lycopene contente0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 3.7-folde0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Ethylene exposure gave a 3.7-fold increase in lycopene content in cherry tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
UVC increased lycopene content sixfold relative to control.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- UVC hormesise0
- Outcome
- lycopene contente1
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 6-folde0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“UVC hormesis revealed a 6-fold increase compared with the control”
t0“Tomato”
e1“lycopene content in cherry tomatoes”
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