Quality changes in Murta (Ugni molinae) under frozen home storage

Fruits, especially berries and their processed derivatives have been shown to contain good sources of bioactive compounds, such as vitamin C and phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity. Frozen storage temperatures of -5, -10, and -15 °C were used to determine the kinetic degradation of vitamin C...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Quevedo León, Roberto, Bastias Montes, José Miguel, Uquiche, Edgar, Lespinard, Alejandro Rafael, Muñoz Fariña, Ociel, Espinoza Tellez, Teófilo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/218686
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/218686
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MURTA
FROZEN STORAGE
WEIBULL
ARRHENIUS
SHELF-LIFE
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.11
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:Fruits, especially berries and their processed derivatives have been shown to contain good sources of bioactive compounds, such as vitamin C and phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity. Frozen storage temperatures of -5, -10, and -15 °C were used to determine the kinetic degradation of vitamin C content, total phenol content, and antioxidant capacity in non-industrial home freezers. The kinetics were satisfactorily fitted to the Weibull model. The rate of degradation of vitamin C in Murta while in frozen storage was notably higher in comparison to that of the total phenol and the antioxidant capacity, respectively. The degradation rate of each component measured, correlated satisfactorily with the Arrhenius law. The arbitrary 70% loss in both vitamin C and antioxidant capacity can place the shelf-life of whole murta in frozen home storage within 240 days and 194 days.