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Effects of Postharvest Gaseous Ozone Treatment on Quality Attributes and Extending Storage Life of Fresh Cut ‘Hass' Avocado Fruits

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent, which can kill microorganisms if they are exposed to a high enough dosage for a sufficient period of time. So, this study was carried out during 2020-2021 seasons to explore the effect of different doses of gaseous ozone (10, 20, and 40 ppm for 15, 30, and 45 min, respectively) on physicochemical properties, maintaining quality and prolonging storage period of fresh cut “Hass" avocados during cold storage conditions at 5 ± 1°C with 85-90% RH for 28 days. Fruit quality attributes of slices “Hass" avocados measured were soluble solids content percentage (SSC %), total acidity percentage (TA %), ascorbic acid content (vitamin C, mg/100gFW), chlorophyll a, b and total carotenoids content (TCC, mg/g FW), total phenolic content (TPC, mg /100gFW), and polyphenoloxidase activity (PPO, Ug/FW). In comparison to the non-ozonized avocado slices (control), ozone treatments showed a positive effect on extending the storage time of avocado slices with good quality attributes. At the end of storage period, the fruit slices exposed to ozone at 40 ppm for 45 min showed increased SSC %, PPO and ascorbic acid content, as well as reduced total acidity % and TPC. However, avocado slices exposed to 20 ppm ozone for 30 min had greater chlorophylls a, b, and total carotenoids. Ozone application could be an effective strategy for keeping up postharvest quality of fresh cut “Hass" avocados and extend the storage life. Therefore, it can be recommended to expose fresh avocado slices to ozone at 40 ppm for 45 minutes in order to maintain their quality for 28 days under cold storage conditions at 5 ± 1°C and 85-90% relative humidity.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.133146.5917

Keywords

Avocados, Hass, Fresh cut, Gaseous ozone

Authors

First Name

Eman A.A.

Last Name

Abd El-Moniem

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Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department, Agriculture and Biology Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt

Email

eman_abdel_moniem@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-2737-4398

First Name

Aml R.M.

Last Name

Yousef

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department, Agriculture and Biology Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt

Email

amlgabr@yahoo.com

City

Dokki

Orcid

0000-0002-4062-9175

First Name

Adel G.

Last Name

Abdel-Razek

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Fats and Oils Department, Food Industry and Nutrition Institute, National Research Center, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt

Email

adelgabr2@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0003-1656-1358

First Name

Ahmed N.

Last Name

Badr

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Food Toxicology and Contaminants Department, Food Industry and Nutrition Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt

Email

noohbadr@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-5588-6545

First Name

Thanaa Sh. M.

Last Name

Mahmoud

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-

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department, Agriculture and Biology Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt

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thanaa_3000@yahoo.com

City

Dokki

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http://orcid.org/000

Volume

65

Article Issue

10

Related Issue

34864

Issue Date

2022-10-01

Receive Date

2022-04-18

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

27

Page End

37

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_238814.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023