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Abstract Background Semi-processed pomegranates are increasingly being used around the world. Due to their perishability, however, arils currently have a limited supply and distribution. The treatment of arils with zinc and denak essential oil (DEO) can assist in reducing the growth of pathogens and can contribute to an increase in storage life. Since zinc is nutritionally valuable, the experiment involved immersing arils in 0.8% zinc sulfate (ZnSO 4 ) and packaging them in polypropylene (PP) containers. Then, labels were supercritically impregnated with DEO (25 and 50 μL L −1 ) in the packages. Sampling was performed regularly at 10-day intervals for 60 days of storage. Results Zinc and DEO had a synergistic impact on all indices. The treatment of arils with 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEO caused the maximum total soluble solids (TSS), firmness, titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity, and anthocyanin content, as well as the lowest weight loss (WL) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity. Conclusions In general, the effect of 0.8% ZnSO 4 + 50 µL L −1 DEO was most efficient for the increase in storage life and maintained the qualitative characteristics of arils. Also, it caused the zinc content of arils to increase 36-fold. This may be an excellent strategy to meet the body’s nutritional demand for zinc. Graphical Abstract
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Claim · model-written summary
Zinc sulfate and denak essential oil had a synergistic impact on storage indices.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- Zinc and DEOe0
- Outcome
- all indicese0
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e0“Zinc and DEO had a synergistic impact on all indices”
t0“pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment maximized aril soluble solids, firmness, and titratable acidity.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEOe0
- Outcome
- total soluble solids (TSS), firmness, titratable acidity (TA)e0
- Direction
- maximume0
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Verbatim
e0“The treatment of arils with 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEO caused the maximum total soluble solids (TSS), firmness, titratable acidity (TA)”
t0“pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment maximized total phenolics, antioxidant activity, and anthocyanins.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEOe0
- Outcome
- total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity, and anthocyanin contente0
- Direction
- maximume0
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Verbatim
e0“The treatment of arils with 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEO caused the maximum total soluble solids (TSS), firmness, titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity, and anthocyanin content”
t0“pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment minimized aril weight loss and PPO activity.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEOe0
- Outcome
- weight loss (WL) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activitye0
- Direction
- loweste0
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Verbatim
e0“The treatment of arils with 0.8% ZnSO 4 and 50 µL L −1 DEO caused the maximum total soluble solids (TSS), firmness, titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity, and anthocyanin content, as well as the lowest weight loss (WL) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity”
t0“pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment was most efficient at extending storage life and maintaining aril quality.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.8% ZnSO 4 + 50 µL L −1 DEOe0
- Outcome
- storage lifee0
- Direction
- increasee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the effect of 0.8% ZnSO 4 + 50 µL L −1 DEO was most efficient for the increase in storage life and maintained the qualitative characteristics of arils”
t0“pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment increased aril zinc content 36-fold.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.8% ZnSO 4 + 50 µL L −1 DEOe2
- Outcome
- zinc content of arilse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 36-folde0
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Verbatim
e0“it caused the zinc content of arils to increase 36-fold”
t0“pomegranate”
e2“the effect of 0.8% ZnSO 4 + 50 µL L −1 DEO was most efficient for the increase in storage life and maintained the qualitative characteristics of arils”
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