FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 464-469.

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Flavor Constituents of Fruits and Its Regulation

 ZHANG  Hai-Ying, HAN  Tao, XU  Li, LIU  Xiao-Wei   

  1. 1.Department of Food Sciences, Beijing Agricultural College; 2.Administration of Kailu County Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
  • Online:2008-04-15 Published:2011-08-24

Abstract: Flavor constituents of fruits and their biosynthetic pathways were reviewed in this paper. The factors that influenced the flavor constituents of fruits,as well as their regulation were also discussed, including genetic and growing conditions (sun, water, fertilizer, pesticide, cultivate technology, etc.), post harvest treatments (low temperature storage, CA storage, heat treatment and high pressure).

Key words: fruit, flavor compounds, synthesis pathways, influencing factors