Abstract
Citrus fruit (Kinnow) has several beneficial health and nutritive properties. Several techniques have been used to preserve postharvest quality of citrus fruits. Exposing foods to gamma radiation delays spoilage and increases protection by eliminating or lowering pathogenic bacteria. In the present study Kinnow fruit were exposed to radiation dose of 0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 kGy. Physicochemical and microbial analysis was performed on control and irradiated samples stored at both ambient and refrigerated temperature on weekly intervals. No significant change was observed in physicochemical properties of Kinnow at optimum dose, epiphytic microbial flora reduced in irradiated samples than control samples. The radiation dose of 1.5 kGy along with refrigerated storage extended the shelf-life of Kinnow for 1week without affecting sensory and physicochemical properties.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
At the optimum irradiation dose, Kinnow physicochemical properties showed no significant change.
- Taxon
- Kinnowe0
- Treatment
- optimum dosee0
- Outcome
- physicochemical propertiese0
- Direction
- No significant changee0
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Verbatim
e0“No significant change was observed in physicochemical properties of Kinnow at optimum dose”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiated samples had reduced epiphytic microbial flora compared with controls.
Verbatim
e0“epiphytic microbial flora reduced in irradiated samples than control samples”
e1“Kinnow fruit were exposed to radiation dose”
Claim · model-written summary
A 1.5 kGy dose plus refrigeration extended Kinnow shelf life by one week.
- Taxon
- Kinnowe0
- Treatment
- radiation dose of 1.5 kGy along with refrigerated storagee0
- Outcome
- shelf-lifee0
- Direction
- extendede0
- Value
- 1weeke0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The radiation dose of 1.5 kGy along with refrigerated storage extended the shelf-life of Kinnow for 1week”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1.5 kGy with refrigerated storage, Kinnow sensory and physicochemical properties were unaffected.
- Taxon
- Kinnowe0
- Treatment
- radiation dose of 1.5 kGy along with refrigerated storagee0
- Outcome
- sensory and physicochemical propertiese0
- Direction
- without affectinge0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The radiation dose of 1.5 kGy along with refrigerated storage extended the shelf-life of Kinnow for 1week without affecting sensory and physicochemical properties”
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