Results regarding behaviour of some small fruits under controlled atmosphere conditions (original) (raw)

2014, Romanian Biotechnological Letters

The marketing of excessively perishable small fruits is very important for all the actors on the market channel, but also for consumers. Raspberries, red and black currants, and blackberries are fruits with limited storage life. The preserving of fruits firmness, flavour, aroma, colour and brightness during the storage is given by the level of some biochemical components. The objective of this research was to study the response of small fruits from different cultivars of raspberry, currant, and blackberry after the storage period under controlled atmosphere conditions. The content of some biochemical components of fruits, respectively total solids, total sugar, and total acidity, were measured and compared at the moment of harvesting and after the storage period. For the organoleptic assessment of fruit quality, there have been analyzed fruits aroma, taste, and attractiveness. The storage period under the controlled atmosphere conditions determined: a decrease of total solids and total sugar at currant, raspberry and blackberry; a decrease of total acidity at cultivars of currant and blackberry, while at cultivars of raspberry it was increased; a decrease of aroma and taste characteristics.