Physicochemical changes of avocado hass during cold storage and acelerated ripening
The Hass avocado is a climacteric fruit with high oil content and excellent organoleptic characteristics. The storage conditions (temperature and relative humidity) during transport and ripening are essential to guarantee that the fruit, with the best physicochemical characteristics and adequate organoleptic properties, reaches the consumer. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of storage temperature during transport under refrigerated conditions and the accelerated maturation temperature on the physicochemical properties of the Hass avocado exported from Valle del Cauca. A factorial design 32 was used, in which the factors corresponded to the refrigeration temperatures (5, 7, and 9°C) and maturation temperatures (17, 20, and 23°C). In both cases, the relative humidity was 90%. The fruits were stored for 20 days to simulate the export process, and the physicochemical properties were measured every 5 days. Subsequently, the fruits were submitted to accelerated maturation at 17, 20, and 23°C until a maturity degree of 5, corresponding to the maturity of consumption. The best handling conditions were achieved at a storage temperature of 7°C and maturation of 20°C. The final product presented a homogeneous maturation, without internal defects.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Universidad del Cauca -Facultad de ciencias Agrarias
2021
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unicauca.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/1490 |
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