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...
The adaptation of cacao and the quality of its fruits produced in the Northeast, mainly in the Jaguaribe Valley - Ceara, is still under study. Therefore, the objective was to characterize the quality of fruits of six cocoa genotypes produced in the Mesoregion of Jaguaribe, Northeast Brazil. Orchards of six genotypes of Theobrama cacao (PS1319, CCN51, CEPEC 2002, CEPEC 2004, CEPEC 2005 and CEPEC 2006) were impla...
Coconut is a fruit of great economic importance. Coconut water is used as a natural rehydrator, energy drink and helps in the treatment of various health problems. However, its quality may change during the development of the fruit. The objective was to evaluate the quality of fruits and coconut water of four cultivars. Coconuts from the cultivars Anã Amarela (AA), Anã Vermelho (AVE), Anã Verde (AVO) and Coco H...
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...
A vida útil pós-colheita de melões Orange Flesh tipo Honey Dew genótipo ‘AF-1749’ foi avaliada, estudando-se características visuais, físicas e físico-químicas dos frutos em pós-colheita em ensaio conduzido na Escola Superior de Agricultura de Mossoró (RN), Brasil. Utilizou-se um esquema fatorial 3 x 5 (temperatura x tempo de armazenamento) em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado com cinco repetiç...
A Caatinga nordestina apresenta diversificada riqueza em espécies vegetais. No entanto, a potencialidade dessas espécies como fonte de nutrientes importantes para dieta humana ainda é muito pouco conhecida. Dentre estas espécies, encontra-se a ameixa silvestre (Ximenia americana L.). O presente trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar os frutos da ameixa silvestre em dois estádios de maturação. Os frutos foram ...
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 ...