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- Title
Cutting Blade Sharpness Affects Appearance and Other Quality Attributes of Fresh-cut Cantaloupe Melon.
- Authors
Portela, S. I.; Cantwell, M. I.
- Abstract
Cantaloupe melon pieces (1.8 cm dia x 3.5 to 4.0 cm cylinders) were prepared using stainless steel borers with sharp or blunt blades, and stored for 12 d in air at 5 °C. Pieces prepared with the sharp borer maintained marketable visual quality for at least 6 d. while those prepared with the blunt borer were unacceptable by d 6 due to surface translucency and color changes. Borer sharpness did not affect changes in decay, firmness, sugar content, or aroma, but blunt-cut pieces had increased ethanol concentrations, off-odor scores, and electrolyte leakage compared to sharp-cut pieces. Respiration rates at 5 °C were similar for both cutting treatments, but ethylene production rates were sometimes higher in pieces cut with the blunt blade.
- Subjects
MUSKMELON; COLOR of fruit; FOOD quality; ALCOHOL; ETHYLENE; FOOD science
- Publication
Journal of Food Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 2001, Vol 66, Issue 9, p1265
- ISSN
0022-1147
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2621.2001.tb15199.x