FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (20): 257-260.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201120054

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Effect of Ozone Treatment on the Storage Quality of Rapeseed

SONG Wei,ZHANG Mei-ling,XIE Tong-ping,ZHANG Rui,MA Ning   

  1. (College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210003, China)
  • Online:2011-10-25 Published:2011-10-12

Abstract: Newly harvested rapeseed samples were stored under different temperatures and regularly treated with different concentrations of ozone. Germination percentage, oil content and mold count of treated rapeseed samples were determined once every 10 days during the storage. The control without ozone treatment showed the most substantial reduction in germination percentage. Storage temperature and time as well as ozone concentration had highly significant effect on germination percentage of rapeseed (P < 0.01), with significant interactions. Storage time had the most significant effect on oil content of rapeseed, followed by storage temperature and ozone concentration. All investigated ozone concentrations could effectively inhibit mold growth, especially at high storage temperatures.

Key words: rapeseed, ozone, germination rate, oil content, mold

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