FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 279-284.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201208062

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Effect of Heat Treatment on Antioxidant Activity, Physiological and Biochemical Changes and Quality of Fresh-Cut Muscat Grape

CAO Ming-ming1,2,YAN Rui-xiang3,FENG Xu-qiao1,2,*,GUAN Wen-qiang4   

  1. (1. Institute of Food Nutrition, Quality and Safety, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; 2. College of Food, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; 3. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Postharvest Physiology and Storage of Agricultural Products, National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Preservation of Agriculture Products, Tianjin 300384, China;4. College of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Tianjin 300134, China)
  • Online:2012-04-25 Published:2012-03-31

Abstract: Fresh-cut Muscat grapes were treated in hot water at 40, 45 ℃ and 50 ℃ for 6 min, respectively in order to explore the impact of heat treatment on the antioxidant activity, physiological and biochemical changes and quality of fresh-cut Muscat grapes during storage at (0 ± 0.5 )℃. The results showed that the antioxidant activity of grape treated with hot water was far lower than CK after 7 days of storage. In addition, the treatments at 45 ℃ or 40 ℃ for 6 min decreased the content of total phenols during the whole storage period, and the treatment at 45 ℃ for 6 min also inhibited the decrease of vitamin C and the increase of disease incidence and MDA content. Although no significant impact on titratable acid was observed, heat treatment, especially at 45 ℃ for 6 min, greatly increased POD activity.

Key words: heat treatment, Muscat, antioxidant activity, physiological and biochemical changes, quality

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