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CHEMICAL CHANGES IN OKRA STORED IN AIR AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE.

Author(s) : BAXTER L., WATERS L. Jr

Type of article: Article

Summary

OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L MOENCH) PODS STORED IN A CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) OF 5% O2 AND 10% CO2 AT 284 K (11 DEG C), MORE OR LESS 1 K, AND IN AIR AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE (RA) WERE COMPARED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF THE 2 STORAGE ENVIRONMENTS ON CHANGES IN SUGARS, ORGANIC ACIDS, PROTEINS AND AMINO ACIDS,AND ASCORBIC ACID CONTENTS WITHIN THE TISSUE. CA-STORED PODS GENERALLY HAD GREATER RETENTION OF SUGARS, SOLUBLE PROTEINS, AND AMINO ACIDS THAN RA-STORED PODS. CITRIC, MALIC, AND ASCORBIC ACIDS CONTENTS OF CA PODS ALSO DECLINED MORE SLOWLY THAN THOSE OF RA PODS.

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  • Original title: CHEMICAL CHANGES IN OKRA STORED IN AIR AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE.
  • Record ID : 1991-0683
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 115 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1990/05
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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