FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6): 336-339.

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Effects of Calcium and SA Treatment on Qualities of Jujube Fruits during Cold Storage

 GAO  Zhe, HAN  Tao, LI  Hong-Wei, LI  Li-Ping   

  1. 1.Department of Food Science, Beijing Agricultural College, Beijing 102206, China; 2.Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100037, China
  • Online:2007-06-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: The quality changes of jujube fruits (Zizyphus jujube Mill cv.Dongzao) treated with CaCl2 and salicylic acid (SA) were investigated during storage at (0±1) ℃. The results showed that the treatment of CaCl2 is beneficial to the decreasing decay and capable to maintain the quality of fruits, whereas the treatment of salicylic acid gives the opposite results.

Key words: calcium, salicylic acid(SA), jujube, storage, quality