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- Title
Ozone Treatment as a Process of Quality Improvement Method of Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) Petioles during Storage.
- Authors
Zardzewiały, Miłosz; Matlok, Natalia; Piechowiak, Tomasz; Gorzelany, Józef; Balawejder, Maciej
- Abstract
The aim of the study was to identify the effects of ozone treatment reflected by the microbial, mechanical properties and selected chemical parameters during the storage of rhubarb petioles. For this purpose, after they were harvested, rhubarb petioles were treated with gaseous ozone at concentrations of 10 and 100 ppm, for the duration of 5, 15 and 30 min. Subsequently, the plant material was stored at room temperature for 14 days. After this time, the raw material was subjected to a number of chemical and mechanical tests. It was shown that the rhubarb petioles treated with ozone at a rate of 100 ppm for 30 min were characterized by the lowest loss of water content. It was also found that, compared to the control, most samples subjected to ozone treatment presented better mechanical properties, as well as higher oxidative potential and contents of polyphenols and vitamin C. Based on these findings, it was determined that ozone treatment largely increases storage stability of rhubarb.
- Subjects
RHUBARB; OZONE; PETIOLES; PLANT polyphenols; RAW materials; CHEMICAL testing; POLYPHENOLS
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 22, p8282
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app10228282