Abstract
Abstract Dipping ‘McIntosh’ apples ( Malus domestica Borkh.) at harvest in a solution of calcium chloride (4% w/w) and keltrol, a commercial food thickener, (0.3% w/w), slowed the loss of firmness in cold storage. In January, treated apples averaged 0.52 kg firmer and in February, 0.73 kg firmer than the controls. Ca concentration of treated apple flesh was 839 ppm, and of controls 304 ppm. A dip solution of calcium chloride without Keltrol was much less effective in reducing the loss of firmness and in increasing the Ca concn of the flesh.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium chloride plus keltrol slowed firmness loss in cold storage.
- Taxon
- Malus domestica Borkh.
Malus domesticae0 - Material
- ‘McIntosh’e0
- Treatment
- calcium chloride (4% w/w) and keltrol, a commercial food thickener, (0.3% w/w)e0
- Outcome
- loss of firmnesse0
- Direction
- slowede0
- Setting
- cold storagee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Dipping ‘McIntosh’ apples ( Malus domestica Borkh.) at harvest in a solution of calcium chloride (4% w/w) and keltrol, a commercial food thickener, (0.3% w/w), slowed the loss of firmness in cold storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated apples averaged 0.52 kg firmer in January than controls.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- treatede0
- Outcome
- firmere0
- Direction
- firmere0
- Value
- 0.52 kge0
- Qualifier
- Januarye0
- Comparator
- controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In January, treated apples averaged 0.52 kg firmer and in February, 0.73 kg firmer than the controls.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated apples averaged 0.73 kg firmer in February than controls.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- calcium chloride solution plus thickenert0
- Outcome
- firmere0
- Direction
- firmere0
- Value
- 0.73 kge0
- Qualifier
- Februarye0
- Comparator
- controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in February, 0.73 kg firmer than the controls.”
t0“Apples Increased by Calcium Chloride Solution Plus Thickener”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated apple flesh had 839 ppm calcium versus 304 ppm in controls.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- treatede0
- Outcome
- Ca concentration of treated apple fleshe0
- Direction
- higherinferrede0
- Value
- 839 ppme0
- Qualifier
- 304 ppme0
- Comparator
- controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Ca concentration of treated apple flesh was 839 ppm, and of controls 304 ppm.”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium chloride without Keltrol was less effective at preserving firmness.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- calcium chloride without Keltrole0
- Outcome
- loss of firmnesse0
- Direction
- less effectivee0
- Comparator
- calcium chloride solution plus thickenert0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A dip solution of calcium chloride without Keltrol was much less effective in reducing the loss of firmness”
t0“Apples Increased by Calcium Chloride Solution Plus Thickener”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium chloride without Keltrol was less effective at increasing flesh calcium.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- calcium chloride without Keltrole0
- Outcome
- Ca concn of the fleshe0
- Direction
- less effectivee0
- Comparator
- calcium chloride solution plus thickenert0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A dip solution of calcium chloride without Keltrol was much less effective in reducing the loss of firmness and in increasing the Ca concn of the flesh.”
t0“Apples Increased by Calcium Chloride Solution Plus Thickener”
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