Sartaj Ali
Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
Tariq Masud
Department of Food Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Kashif S. Abbasi
Department of Agriculture, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan
Talat Mahmood
Department of Food Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ijlal Hussain
Department of Agriculture, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Fresh fruits are increasingly focused in the recent years for their nutritional and health benefits. Research involving simple and safe preservation technologies is at a high demand to satisfy consumer concerns and harvest maximum market potential. The present study was therefore undertaken to assess the response of chemical and bioactive compounds (pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, total phenolics, carotenoids, free radical scavenging capacity and enzyme activity) in apricot under the effect of calcium treatments (1, 2, 3 and 4%) at ambient storage. The results revealed that ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds and carotenoids were least affected in 3 and 2% calcium as compared to control, 1 and 4% CaCl2. Similarly, higher antioxidant capacity and lower enzymatic activity was retained in the same concentrations. Titratable acidity and ascorbic acid decreased in all treatments during storage and higher reduction was observed in control, 1 and 4% as compared to 3 and 2% calcium, respectively. pH, phenolics, carotenoids, antioxidant and enzymatic activity increased initially and it was rapid up to 6th day, followed by a slight decrease during subsequent storage. The overall results demonstrated higher compositional losses in control followed by 1 and 4% calcium treated fruits, while 3 and 2% treatments exerted pronounced effects on keeping quality of apricot during ambient storage up to 12th day.
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Sartaj Ali, Tariq Masud, Kashif S. Abbasi, Talat Mahmood and Ijlal Hussain, 2013. Influence of CaCl2 on Biochemical Composition, Antioxidant and
Enzymatic Activity of Apricot at Ambient Storage. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12: 476-483.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.476.483
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.476.483
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.476.483
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2013.476.483
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