Abstract
The degree of fruit ripeness during postharvest storage considerably affects the biochemical properties of fresh-cut product. Appearance and texture are two important properties affecting the quality of fresh-cut fruit during purchasing activity. In this study, colour and firmness of fresh-cut cantaloupe processed after different postharvest storage durations were observed to evaluate the quality retention of the product. Untreated and 1% calcium chloride treated samples were used to investigate the effectiveness of calcium salt as a firming agent in fresh-cut cantaloupe. Prepared samples were stored at 2°C and 87% relative humidity (RH) for 19 days to evaluate chromaticity, hue angle, and firmness. As expected, the firmness of the treated samples remained unchanged throughout storage. The hue angle of both samples was not affected by the treatment and storage duration while the chromaticity of the treated sample was significantly lower than the control. Different postharvest storage durations also did not cause any quality changes in both samples.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Firmness of calcium chloride treated fresh-cut cantaloupe remained unchanged during storage.
- Taxon
- CANTALOUPE
Cucumis melo var. cantalupot0 - Treatment
- treated samplese0
- Outcome
- firmnesse0
- Direction
- remained unchangede0
- Qualifier
- throughout storagee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“As expected, the firmness of the treated samples remained unchanged throughout storage.”
t0“CANTALOUPE”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium chloride treatment and storage duration did not affect hue angle.
- Taxon
- CANTALOUPECucumis melo var. cantalupot0
- Treatment
- the treatment and storage duratione0
- Outcome
- hue anglee0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The hue angle of both samples was not affected by the treatment and storage duration”
t0“CANTALOUPE”
Claim · model-written summary
Chromaticity of treated cantaloupe was significantly lower than the control.
- Taxon
- CANTALOUPECucumis melo var. cantalupot0
- Treatment
- treated samplee0
- Outcome
- chromaticitye0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the chromaticity of the treated sample was significantly lower than the control”
t0“CANTALOUPE”
Claim · model-written summary
Different postharvest storage durations did not change quality in either sample group.
- Taxon
- CANTALOUPECucumis melo var. cantalupot0
- Treatment
- Different postharvest storage durationse0
- Outcome
- quality changese0
- Direction
- did not cause anye0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Different postharvest storage durations also did not cause any quality changes in both samples.”
t0“CANTALOUPE”
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