Abstract
The effects of gamma irradiation on the physiochemical and physical characteristics of apples were investigated during post-irradiation storage at . The contents of total and reducing sugars were analyzed and the results indicated that apples receiving 1 kGy of gamma irradiation did not show significant differences in sugar contents compared to non-irradiated controls. Important physiological characteristics were evaluated by measurement of total phenolic content and total flavonoid content, reducing power, and radical scavenging ability, and the results indicated that gamma irradiation at a dose of 1 kGy did not affect physiological activities. Changes in physical parameters such as weight loss, strength, cohesiveness and hardness, during post-irradiation storage, were temperature-dependent, whether the apples were irradiated or not The color and sensory acceptance of the apples were not affected by irradiation during cold storage. However, minor deterioration in color quality and sensory acceptance of irradiated apples was noted under ambient temperature storage. We conclude that gamma irradiation(1 kGy) does not affect apple nutritional content stability, functional properties, or physical characteristics, especially upon cold storage after radiation treatment.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation at 1 kGy did not significantly change total and reducing sugar contents relative to controls.
- Taxon
- apples
Malus domesticae0 - Treatment
- 1 kGy of gamma irradiatione0
- Outcome
- sugar contentse0
- Direction
- did not show significant differencese0
- Comparator
- non-irradiated controlse0
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Verbatim
e0“The contents of total and reducing sugars were analyzed and the results indicated that apples receiving 1 kGy of gamma irradiation did not show significant differences in sugar contents compared to non-irradiated controls.”
Claim · model-written summary
Gamma irradiation at 1 kGy did not affect total phenolic content, total flavonoid content or reducing power.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- gamma irradiation at a dose of 1 kGye0
- Outcome
- total phenolic content and total flavonoid content, reducing powere0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Important physiological characteristics were evaluated by measurement of total phenolic content and total flavonoid content, reducing power, and radical scavenging ability, and the results indicated that gamma irradiation at a dose of 1 kGy did not affect physiological activities.”
t0“Apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Gamma irradiation at 1 kGy did not affect radical scavenging ability.
- Taxon
- ApplesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- gamma irradiation at a dose of 1 kGye0
- Outcome
- radical scavenging abilitye0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Important physiological characteristics were evaluated by measurement of total phenolic content and total flavonoid content, reducing power, and radical scavenging ability, and the results indicated that gamma irradiation at a dose of 1 kGy did not affect physiological activities.”
t0“Apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage changes in weight loss, strength and cohesiveness depended on temperature irrespective of irradiation.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- post-irradiation storagee0
- Outcome
- weight loss, strength, cohesivenesse0
- Qualifier
- temperature-dependente0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Changes in physical parameters such as weight loss, strength, cohesiveness and hardness, during post-irradiation storage, were temperature-dependent, whether the apples were irradiated or not”
Claim · model-written summary
Changes in apple hardness during storage depended on temperature irrespective of irradiation.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- post-irradiation storagee0
- Outcome
- hardnesse0
- Qualifier
- temperature-dependente0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Changes in physical parameters such as weight loss, strength, cohesiveness and hardness, during post-irradiation storage, were temperature-dependent, whether the apples were irradiated or not”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation did not affect apple color or sensory acceptance during cold storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- irradiatione0
- Outcome
- color and sensory acceptancee0
- Direction
- not affectede0
- Qualifier
- cold storagee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The color and sensory acceptance of the apples were not affected by irradiation during cold storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiated apples showed minor deterioration in color quality and sensory acceptance during ambient storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- ambient temperature storagee0
- Outcome
- color quality and sensory acceptancee0
- Direction
- deterioratione0
- Qualifier
- minore0
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Verbatim
e0“minor deterioration in color quality and sensory acceptance of irradiated apples was noted under ambient temperature storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that 1 kGy irradiation preserves apple nutritional stability, functional properties and physical characteristics especially in cold storage.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- gamma irradiation(1 kGy)e0
- Outcome
- nutritional content stability, functional properties, or physical characteristicse0
- Direction
- does not affecte0
- Qualifier
- especially upon cold storage after radiation treatmente0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“gamma irradiation(1 kGy) does not affect apple nutritional content stability, functional properties, or physical characteristics, especially upon cold storage after radiation treatment.”
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