Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa) berries are rich in polyphenols. However, they are extremely astringent, which reduces their commercial viability. This study suggests a treatment method to produce more commercial aronia products. In this method, the berries were pretreated with osmotic dehydration and then dried with hot air or lyophilized to reduce their astringency. Sucrose, glucose, and xylitol were used as the pretreatment solutions. The products were prepared and grouped as follows: raw aronia (CON), freeze-dried (FD), osmo-dehydrated using sucrose solution and freeze-dried (FDS), osmo-dehydrated using glucose solution and freeze-dried (FDG), osmo-dehydrated using xylitol solution and freeze-dried (FDX), hot-air-dried (HD), osmo-dehydrated using sucrose solution and hot-air-dried (HDS), osmo-dehydrated using glucose solution and hot-air-dried (HDG), and osmo-dehydrated using xylitol solution and hot-air-dried (HDX). Water loss was highest in aronia berries that were osmo-dehydrated using sucrose solution (16.36%), followed by berries that were dehydrated using glucose solution (14.26%), and those that were osmo-dehydrated using xylitol solution (12.83%). Moisture contents and total soluble solid contents of the FD products were 3.83-7.45% and 6,908.47 °Brix, respectively. FDS and FDX showed relatively high phenolic compound contents and antioxidant activities. FDG and FDS showed better texture and redness. FDS received the highest score for sweetness (5.07) and overall preference (5.13). Hence, FDS proved to be the most appropriate pretreatment, because it allows a better control of the moisture content and maintenance of their appearance and texture, with a relatively low reduction of their phenolic contents. Hence, it affords better preservation efficiency to aronia products.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of fresh-cut lettuce after a washing treatment with differing concentrations of mixed natural extract. Five different treatments were employed: distilled water, sodium hypochlorite (Cl), 20% mixed natural extract (Na-1), 60% mixed natural extract (Na-3), and 100% mixed natural extract (Na-5). Measurements of carbon dioxide concentration, enzymatic activities, total aerobic bacteria, and sensory evaluation were investigated on day 1, 2, 3, and 5 at 5℃. The CO 2 concentration in lettuce treated with Cl was significantly higher than that in other samples on day 5, and it remained generally low during the storage period in that treated with Na-5. The enzymatic activities (POD (peroxidase) and PAL (phenylalanine ammonia lyase) activities) in lettuce treated with Na-5 and Na-3 were low during the storage, and were significantly higher in lettuce treated with Cl than that in other samples on day 5. Total aerobic microbial count increased during storage, specifically on day 5, and was 6.53±0.08 log CFU/g in lettuce treated with Cl, while those in lettuce treated with Na-5 was 6.22±0.18 log CFU/g and significantly different. In case of sensory evaluation, there was no significant difference between the washing treatments in off flavor and smell. Color and overall acceptability in Na-5 was higher than that treated with Cl. The results revealed that the washing treatment of mixed natural extracts primarily containing rosemary extracts could be used to wash fresh-cut lettuce.
The purpose of this study is to present the results as basic data for establishing proper storage conditions and distribution conditions of actual farms at point of increasing concern about hygiene and palatabiltiy of consumers to food. In this study, three farmhouses of dried persimmons prepared using different storage conditions were selected in Sangju (Korea). The dried persimmons were stored for 90 days. Changes in temperature and humidity were measured with a temperature and humidity recorder under each storage condition, and physicochemical analysis and sensory evaluation were performed. The average temperatures of farmhouse A, B and C were approximately-22-23℃,-19-18℃ and-25℃ respectively. The humidities of A, B and C were 62-63%, 59-60%, and 66-67%, respectively, and the moisture contents of all farmhouses increased during the storage period, with farmhouse B showing the most rapid increase. Free sugars increased, except for those from farmhouse C. Persimmons from farmhouse B showed the greatest changes in chewiness and hardness. The values of a * and b * were significantly decreased in persimmons from farmhouse B, and the color difference value of farmhouse B was dramatically increased. Sensory evaluation showed that the color preference tended to decrease compared with the initial value. Only farmhouse B showed decreased overall acceptability. Moreover, farmhouse B had the highest storage temperature and lowest humidity. Therefore, our results showed that storage at a low temperature and high humidity was important for manufacturing high-quality dried persimmons.
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