Abstract
ABSTRACT Shredded carrots were either chlorinated, rinsed, and spin‐dried as in industrial processes, or irradiated (2 kGy), replacing the three steps. Several factors defining the quality of minimally processed vegetables were monitored during storage at 10°. Atmospheres inside micro‐porous plastic bags stabilized at 7–15% O 2 and 10–15% CO 2 . Sugar levels in tissues were twice as high in irradiated samples as in chlorinated ones. Irradiation also prevented losses of orange color and carotenes. Growth of aerobic mesophilic and lactic microflora was strongly inhibited by irradiation. Sensory analysis demonstrated preferences for irradiated vegetables. Irradiation, avoiding three potential denaturing steps preserved “ready‐to‐eat” shredded carrots with better quality than those prepared by conventional industrial processes.
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Claim · model-written summary
Sugar levels in carrot tissue were twice as high in irradiated samples as in chlorinated ones
- Taxon
- carrots
Daucus carotat0 - Treatment
- irradiated samplese1
- Outcome
- Sugar levels in tissuese1
- Direction
- twice as highe1
- Value
- twicee1
- Comparator
- chlorinated onese1
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t0“Shredded Carrots”
e1“Sugar levels in tissues were twice as high in irradiated samples as in chlorinated ones”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation prevented losses of orange color and carotenes in shredded carrots
- Taxon
- carrotsDaucus carotat0
- Treatment
- Irradiatione2
- Outcome
- losses of orange color and carotenese2
- Direction
- preventede2
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Shredded Carrots”
e2“Irradiation also prevented losses of orange color and carotenes”
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Irradiation strongly inhibited growth of aerobic mesophilic and lactic microflora in shredded carrots
- Taxon
- carrotsDaucus carotat0
- Treatment
- irradiatione3
- Outcome
- Growth of aerobic mesophilic and lactic microflorae3
- Direction
- strongly inhibitede3
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Shredded Carrots”
e3“Growth of aerobic mesophilic and lactic microflora was strongly inhibited by irradiation”
Claim · model-written summary
Sensory analysis showed preference for irradiated vegetables
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t0“Shredded Carrots”
e4“Sensory analysis demonstrated preferences for irradiated vegetables”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation preserved shredded carrots with better quality than conventionally processed carrots
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t0“Shredded Carrots”
e5“Irradiation, avoiding three potential denaturing steps preserved “ready‐to‐eat” shredded carrots with better quality than those prepared by conventional industrial processes”
Claim · model-written summary
Atmospheres in micro-porous bags around shredded carrots stabilized at 7–15% O 2 and 10–15% CO 2
- Taxon
- carrotsDaucus carotat0
- Outcome
- Atmospherese6
- Value
- 7–15% O 2 and 10–15% CO 2e6
- Qualifier
- stabilizede6
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t0“Shredded Carrots”
e6“Atmospheres inside micro‐porous plastic bags stabilized at 7–15% O 2 and 10–15% CO 2”
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