UVC radiation for food safety: An emerging technology for the microbial disinfection of food products

H Singh, SK Bhardwaj, M Khatri, KH Kim… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of ultraviolet (UV) light in the food industry has held great promise for a long
time. UVC light (200–280 nm) possesses excellent germicidal properties to inactivate a wide …

Postharvest ultraviolet radiation in fruit and vegetables: Applications and factors modulating its efficacy on bioactive compounds and microbial growth

M Darré, AR Vicente, L Cisneros-Zevallos… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been considered a deleterious agent that living organisms
must avoid. However, many of the acclimation changes elicited by UV induce a wide range …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review

K Fan, J Wu, L Chen - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The eating safety and high quality of fruits and vegetables have always been concerned by
consumers, so require a safe, non-toxic, environment-friendly technology for their …

Understanding the physiological effects of UV-C light and exploiting its agronomic potential before and after harvest

L Urban, F Charles, MRA de Miranda… - Plant Physiology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
There is an abundant literature about the biological and physiological effects of UV-B light
and the signaling and metabolic pathways it triggers and influences. Much less is known …

Isochoric freezing and isochoric supercooling as innovative postharvest technologies for pomegranate preservation

C Bilbao-Sainz, BS Chiou, G Takeoka… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effect of isochoric supercooling at− 2.5° C and isochoric freezing at−
2.5° C/12 MPa on the qualitative attributes of arils from whole pomegranates …

Influence of initial gas modification on physicochemical quality attributes and molecular changes in fresh and fresh-cut fruit during modified atmosphere packaging

ZA Belay, OJ Caleb, UL Opara - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2019 - Elsevier
The quality of fresh and fresh-cut (FC) fruit can be preserved by creating an optimal
atmospheric condition around the product. Extensive research has been reported on the …

Effect of oat milk pasteurization type on the characteristics of yogurt

H Demi̇r, M Simsek, G Yıldırım - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to produce set-type non-dairy yogurt from oat milk pasteurized by
thermal (T) and UV-C (coiled-tube type)-assisted thermal (UV–CT) processes. The yogurts …

Postharvest melatonin treatment reduces chilling injury in sapota fruit

A Mirshekari, B Madani, EM Yahia… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Sapota is a popular tropical fruit characterized by a very short postharvest
life. Low‐temperature storage prolongs postharvest life of sapota fruit, but chilling injury …

Effect of gamma irradiation on antioxidants, microbiological properties and shelf life of pomegranate arils cv.'Malas Savehʼ

M Ashtari, O Khademi, M Soufbaf, H Afsharmanesh… - Scientia …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effect of gamma irradiation on the reduction of microbial population
and the maintenance of qualitative attributes of arils in pomegranate cv. Malas-e-Saveh in …

Influence of hot water treatment on brown rot of peach and rapid fruit response to heat stress

A Spadoni, M Guidarelli, SM Sanzani, A Ippolito… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent results on hot water as an alternative treatment open a new perspective in disease
incidence reduction. In the present work peach fruit were wounded, inoculated with conidia …