Abstract
Eleven pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars were first evaluated, dried for 9 days at 20C and 47% relative humidity (RH), 30C and 33% RH, and 40C and 25% RH before storage at 20 ± 2C and 47% RH. `Taifi-A' was given the highest scores for sensory evaluation. `Kab El-Jameel' contained significantly more edible portion and more juice, and had lower pH and higher acidity than any other cultivar. The highest vitamin C content was found in `Taifi-A', `Red Balady', and `Mellasi'. Drying at 40C and 25% RH seriously damaged the pomegranates. `De-Jativa, `Molar', `Succary', and `Taifi-R' softened on the 4th day of drying and were more sensitive to drying conditions than the others. Drying at 30C and 33% RH and at 20C and 47% RH did not appear to have visually deleterious effects on the internal portion of the fruit, but the edible portion was slightly inferior to that of fresh (refrigerated) fruits, particularly those dried at 30C and 33% RH. The juices of most dried fruits had higher pH, acidity, and total soluble solids content, but less vitamin C than fresh fruits. Fruits dried at 30C and 33% RH or 20C and 47% RH remained acceptable at 20 ± 2C and 47% RH for up to 3 months or more, depending on the cultivar. Fungal decay (Aspergillus niger. Tiesh. and some Penicillum spp. were found) appeared only in fruits previously dried at 20C and 47% RH. Partial drying of pomegranates maybe useful for processed juice products.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Taifi-A received the highest sensory scores.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatume1 - Material
- `Taifi-A'e0
- Outcome
- scores for sensory evaluatione0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“`Taifi-A' was given the highest scores for sensory evaluation”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Kab El-Jameel had the most edible portion and juice.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- `Kab El-Jameel'e0
- Outcome
- edible portion and more juicee0
- Direction
- moree0
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Verbatim
e0“`Kab El-Jameel' contained significantly more edible portion and more juice”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Kab El-Jameel had lower pH and higher acidity than other cultivars.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- `Kab El-Jameel'e0
- Outcome
- pH and higher aciditye0
- Comparator
- any other cultivare0
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Verbatim
e0“`Kab El-Jameel' contained significantly more edible portion and more juice, and had lower pH and higher acidity than any other cultivar”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Taifi-A, Red Balady and Mellasi had the highest vitamin C content.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- `Taifi-A', `Red Balady', and `Mellasi'e0
- Outcome
- vitamin C contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“The highest vitamin C content was found in `Taifi-A', `Red Balady', and `Mellasi'”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Drying at 40C and 25% RH seriously damaged pomegranates.
- Taxon
- pomegranatesPunica granatume0
- Treatment
- Drying at 40C and 25% RHe0
- Outcome
- damaged the pomegranatese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Drying at 40C and 25% RH seriously damaged the pomegranates”
Claim · model-written summary
De-Jativa, Molar, Succary and Taifi-R softened on drying day four and were more sensitive than other cultivars.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- `De-Jativa, `Molar', `Succary', and `Taifi-R'e0
- Outcome
- softened on the 4th day of dryinge0
- Comparator
- the otherse0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“`De-Jativa, `Molar', `Succary', and `Taifi-R' softened on the 4th day of drying and were more sensitive to drying conditions than the others”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Drying at 30C and 33% RH and at 20C and 47% RH showed no visually deleterious internal effects.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- Drying at 30C and 33% RH and at 20C and 47% RHe0
- Outcome
- visually deleterious effects on the internal portion of the fruite0
- Direction
- did not appeare0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Drying at 30C and 33% RH and at 20C and 47% RH did not appear to have visually deleterious effects on the internal portion of the fruit”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
The edible portion of dried fruit was slightly inferior to fresh refrigerated fruit, especially at 30C and 33% RH.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- dried at 30C and 33% RHe0
- Outcome
- edible portione0
- Direction
- slightly inferiore0
- Comparator
- fresh (refrigerated) fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the edible portion was slightly inferior to that of fresh (refrigerated) fruits, particularly those dried at 30C and 33% RH”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Juices from most dried fruits had higher pH, acidity and soluble solids than fresh fruit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- dried fruitse0
- Outcome
- pH, acidity, and total soluble solids contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- fresh fruitse0
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Verbatim
e0“The juices of most dried fruits had higher pH, acidity, and total soluble solids content, but less vitamin C than fresh fruits”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Juices from most dried fruits had less vitamin C than fresh fruit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- dried fruitse0
- Outcome
- vitamin Ce0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Comparator
- fresh fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The juices of most dried fruits had higher pH, acidity, and total soluble solids content, but less vitamin C than fresh fruits”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit dried at 30C and 33% RH or 20C and 47% RH remained acceptable for at least three months at 20 ± 2C and 47% RH.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Outcome
- remained acceptablee0
- Value
- 3 months or moree0
- Qualifier
- depending on the cultivare0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruits dried at 30C and 33% RH or 20C and 47% RH remained acceptable at 20 ± 2C and 47% RH for up to 3 months or more, depending on the cultivar”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungal decay appeared only after drying at 20C and 47% RH.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Interactor
- Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus nigere0pathogen - Second interactor
- Penicillum spp.e0pathogen
- Outcome
- Fungal decaye0
- Qualifier
- fruits previously dried at 20C and 47% RHe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fungal decay (Aspergillus niger. Tiesh. and some Penicillum spp. were found) appeared only in fruits previously dried at 20C and 47% RH”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose partial drying for processed pomegranate juice products.
- Taxon
- pomegranatesPunica granatume0
- Outcome
- Partial drying of pomegranates maybe useful for processed juice productse0
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Verbatim
e0“Partial drying of pomegranates maybe useful for processed juice products”
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