Atemoya is a very perishable fruit that needs care during storage. Thus, this research aimed to evaluate the postharvest quality of 'Gefner' atemoyas stored in modified atmosphere. The fruits were harvested at physiological maturity at the company Kabocla in Chapada do Apodi and transported to the IFCE Campus Limoeiro do Norte (CE), where they were selected and sanitized. Subsequently, the following treatments ...
The frozen fruit pulp market has been growing in recent years, and for this market to continue expanding, it is essential that the product has satisfactory quality, especially from a microbiological point of view. As it is a food product with a high percentage of water in its composition, it has high perishability and a considerable amount of waste that can economically disadvantage the agro-industrial fruit pu...
Among the native species of the Cerrado is the jatobá, a tree legume that has a fruit, in which its flour pulp has strong potential for enriching preparations. The objective was to evaluate the physical characteristics of the fruit of jatobá-do-cerrado (Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart.), And the physical-chemical characteristics and centesimal composition in the pulp, seed and skin of the fruit. The jatobá pulp was ...
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of fruits of banana 'Prata Rio' under refrigeration. The fruits were stored in styrofoam trays in the cold room at 13 ± 3 °C and 85 ± 3% relative humidity for 30 days. Every 5 days the weight loss, pulp firmness, titratable acidity, soluble solids, soluble solids / titratable acidity ratio, total soluble sugars, reducing sugars and starch content were evaluated. The expe...
The objective of this work was to evaluate the postharvest quality of sugar aplle submitted to the delay in the withdrawal of the PVC film. The fruits were harvested at the stage of physiological maturity, then selected and sanitized. Some of them were individually wrapped with PVC film trademark and accommodated in styrofoam tray and the other fruits were kept without film, representing the control. The treatm...
Area with acerola plantations for commercial purposes have been increasing with the use of acerola by food industries and pharmaceutical companies. The objective of the present work was to characterize physically and chemically acerola varieties at two maturation stages. Acerola fruits of five varieties (BV1, BV2, BV4, BV6, and C6P3) grown in an experimental orchard of the Teaching, Research and Extension Unit ...