FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (3): 63-66.

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Study on the Effect of Reducing Chilling Injury of Eggplant fruits by Heat Treatment

 YU  Xiao-Lin, XU  Bu-Qian, LIANG  Jia-Wei   

  • Online:2000-03-15 Published:2011-11-29

Abstract: The effect of heat pretreatment (30℃ 、5℃ 、40℃ 、45℃,24h)on reducing chilling injury (CI) of eggplant fruits stored at 1℃ for 15 days was studied .The results indicated that heat treatment inhibited the respiratory: rate of eggplant fruits, delayed the chilling-induced increase of electrolyte leakage rate and retarded the decrease of total Phenolic content.Development of browning symptoms of CI, in both pitting seeds and flesh of eggplant fruits was inhibited by heat treatment especially in the treatment at 45℃.4h.while the control fruits resulted in severe CI It was suggested that the condition of heat pretreatment at 45℃.24h was significantly effective in Leducing CI of eggplant fruits.

Key words:  , Heat pretreatment; Eggplant fruits; Chilling injury;