Author : L. H. Chin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (968 download)
Book Synopsis Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Texture Changes in Starfruit Storage Ripening by : L. H. Chin
Download or read book Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Texture Changes in Starfruit Storage Ripening written by L. H. Chin and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changes in texture, or firmness loss, of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L. cv. B10) during ripening occur rather slowly relative to most other economically important tropical fruits. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of the fruit in polyethylene film retarded texture changes, as well as it retarded solubilisation and depolymerisation of cell wal polyuronides. The activities of the wall enzymes, B-galactosidase, polygalacturonase (PG) and pectinesterase were suppressed, but the effect of MAP in maintaining starfruit texture and in retarding wal modification appears to be more closely related to changes of B-galactosidase and pectinesterase activity than to PG activity. [Authors' abstract].