FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 142-145.

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Effects of 4-Hexylresorcinol (4-HR) on Browning and Quality of Fresh-cut Lotus

 SU  Xin-Guo, JIANG  Yue-Ming, LI  Yue-Biao, LIN  Wen-Bin   

  1. South China Institute of Botany
  • Online:2003-12-15 Published:2011-12-13

Abstract: The effects of 4-hexylresorcinol (4-HR) and VC treatments on browning and quality of fresh-cut Lotus (Nelumbonucifera Gaertn. cv.BaiHua) stored at 4℃ were investigated. The results showed that treatment with 0.01% 4-HR (treatmentA) or 0.01% 4-HR plus 0.5% VC (treatment C) significantly inhibited the browning process in storage, maintained low levelof browning and decay index and high level of firmness and TSS 0.01% 4-HR and 0.5% VC mixed treatment had the mostsignificant effect in inhibiting tissue browning, the respiration rate, ethanol accumulation, microorganism growth, and decayincidence.

Key words: hexylresorcinol(4-HR), fresh-cut lotus, browning, quality