Qualidade e conservação de pessegos com utilização de 1-MCP e resfriamento rapido

Abstract

Postharvest losses vary amid vegetables produces, however generally between fruits and vegetables there are losses ranging from 30% to 50%. Such losses are due to the inadequate handling of the produce between harvesting and final consumption. Thus, this paper aims at the aplication of 1-methylcycloprene (1-MCP), from cooling with forced air (PC), and cold storage (CS) of peaches, in order to estimate yours effects in the ripening process this fruit. The parameters evaluated in judging quality were physiological analyses such as loss of fresh mass, background color, firmness, pH, titratable acid, soluble solids, ratio and CO 2 and ethylene production, and sensorials such as color, texture and flavor. The experiment was divided into two phases. In the first phase 30, 60 and 90nl l -1 of 1-MCP concentrations applied at temperatures of 0ºC and 20ºC were tested; fruits not treated with 1-MCP were denominated control for both temperatures studied. The 90nl l -1 of 1-MCP concentration at OºC showed a lower respiratory activity in the fruits, and this was selected to be combined with cooling of peaches in the following phase. For this matter, the second phase was composed by the following treatments: cold storage (CS) or control, cooling with forced air (CFA), cooling with forced air followed by 1-MCP application (CFA + 1-MCP) and 1-MCP application (1-MCP). Among these, the CFA + 1-MCP treatment gave more firmness of fruits in relation to the control fruits. The respiratory rate of peaches subjected in the CFA and CFA + 1-MCP was decrease in relation to the respiratory rate of the control fruits.