Low Dose Gamma Irradiation Does Not Affect the Quality or Total Ascorbic Acid Concentration of “Sweetheart” Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)

Low Dose Gamma Irradiation Does Not Affect the Quality or Total Ascorbic Acid Concentration of “Sweetheart” Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)

Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis, Sims, cultivar “Sweetheart”) were subject to gamma irradiation at levels suitable for phytosanitary purposes (0, 150, 400 and 1000 Gy) then stored at 8 °C and assessed for fruit quality and total ascorbic acid concentration after one and fourteen days. Irradiation at...

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Main Authors: John B. Golding, Barbara L. Blades, Shashirekha Satyan, Lorraine J. Spohr, Anne Harris, Andrew J. Jessup, John R. Archer, Justin B. Davies, Connie Banos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
low dose irradiation
quality
nutrition
storage
phytosanitary
vitamin C
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/4/3/376

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