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Yulian Liu1, Yuxia Wu1, Fei Che2
1College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Abstract:
"Ruaner" pear (Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim.) is a fruit crop that is frequently served frozen in China. It is a typical postharvest ripening fruit that needs to ripen after harvest before it can be eaten, and freezing-thawing is one way that pears are treated during postharvest ripening. In order to study the physical-chemical composition and quality-related changes in "Ruaner" pears that result the freezing-thawing period, "Ruaner" pears were kept in a freezer (-20 °C) for 7 days, after which they were transferred to room temperature for thawing. The color of the peel of the "Ruaner" pears changed from yellow-green to yellow and then brown. The chlorophyll content and titratable acidity (TA) decreased significantly throughout 0-12 h period. The carotenoid content tended to rise and then decrease, peaking at 3 h after thawing (HAT), while the soluble solids content (SSC), firmness, total phenolic content, and total flavonoid content all generally decreased. The composition of soluble sugars and organic acids was examined in "Ruaner" pears, and the major soluble sugars were fructose and glucose, with citric acid being the most abundant organic acid. The data suggest that freezing-thawing significantly changes firmness, water content, SSC, and TA in "Ruaner" pears. At 3-4 HAT, "Ruaner" pears have moderate hardness, high water content, low acid content, and higher total phenolic, total flavonoid, and soluble solids content. Therefore, 3-4 HAT is the best time for pears in terms of both table and processing quality.
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