Quality characteristics of "Royal Gala" apple, stored under refrigeration and controlled atmosphere.

Características de qualidade da maçã 'Royal Gala' armazenada sob refrigeração e atmosfera controlada.

Author(s) : LIMA L. C., BRACKMANN A., CHITARRA M. I. F., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of storage conditions under controlled atmosphere (CA) associated with refrigeration on the quality of "Royal Gala" apple produced in a commercial orchard in Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Harvesting was performed when the fruits reached commercial maturation. The results showed a decrease in fruit diameter and mass during storage CA and refrigerated conditions. The use of CA maintained titratable acidity, total soluble solids, total soluble sugars and sucrose contents during fruit storage.

Details

Original title: Características de qualidade da maçã 'Royal Gala' armazenada sob refrigeração e atmosfera controlada.
Record ID : 2005-1955
Languages: Portuguese
Source: Ciênc. Agrotecnol. - vol. 26 - n. 2
Publication date: 2002

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Indexing

Themes: Packaging;
Fruit
Keywords: Controlled atmosphere; Variety; Quality; Apple; Weight loss; Cold storage; Packaging; Fruit