ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Electrical conductivity was investigated in relation to percent pared fruit or damage indexes prepared by manually paring strawberries and stimulating bruising with a 3-dimensional vibrator. The conductivity was associated with the percent pared fruit (0 to 40%) or damage indexes (1 to 5) of strawberries, with correlation coefficients of 0.938 and 0.917 at P 〈 0.05, respectively. Furthermore, the bruising caused by the 3-dimensional vibrator resulted in increases in electrical conductivity in response to vibrating time and vibrating force. The decrease in electrical conductivity of strawberries treated with the vibrator during 2 d of storage at 25 °C and 80% relative humidity may be due to wound healing of the fruit. Electrical conductivity exhibited potential for quantitatively evaluating damage of strawberries during transportation and marketing.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2001.tb15220.x
