FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 254-257.

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Study on Ozone Preservation of Fresh-cut Broccoli

 XU  Fei-Yan, JIANG  Gao-Qiang, CHEN  Jian-Chu   

  1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
  • Online:2006-05-15 Published:2011-09-16

Abstract: Effect of ozone on the quality of fresh-cut broccoli was evaluated. Results indicated that ozone treatment was effective in controlling the microbes in broccolis, lowering enzyme activity, maintaining ascorbic acid level of broccolis, decomposing chlorophyll, but decreasing reducing sugar. The optimum effect of preservation of fresh-cut broccoli appeared to be the treatment of water ozonated to a 2.40 ×10-6 of concentration, with which the microbial population was lowered 1 lgCFU/g, the enzyme activity lowered 40%, but the chlorophyll content increased much higher than the control.

Key words:  , ozone; fresh-cut broccoli; fresh-keeping;