Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines
Fresh-cut processing is a good strategy to enhance the commercialization of peaches and nectarines, which easily deteriorate during low-temperature storage mostly due to the occurrence of chilling injury. Although several studies have been performed to improve the shelf-life of fresh-cut stone fruit...
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| author | Michela Palumbo Maria Cefola Bernardo Pace Ilde Ricci Francesco Siano Giuseppe Amato Matteo Stocchero Rosaria Cozzolino |
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| description | Fresh-cut processing is a good strategy to enhance the commercialization of peaches and nectarines, which easily deteriorate during low-temperature storage mostly due to the occurrence of chilling injury. Although several studies have been performed to improve the shelf-life of fresh-cut stone fruit, the achievement of high-quality fresh-cut peaches and nectarines still constitutes a challenge. The present study aimed to gain insights into the evolution of the postharvest quality of fresh-cut nectarines (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. Batsch) Big Bang, cold-stored at two different storage temperatures (4 and 8 °C) for up to 10 days. Several aspects influencing the quality traits (sensory and postharvest quality parameters; the profile of phenolic and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)) were explored to predict the marketable life of the fresh-cut nectarines. The respiration rate was higher in samples stored at 4 °C, while the browning process was more evident in fruit stored at 8 °C. Partial Least Squares Regression performed on VOCs showed that samples stored at 4 °C and 8 °C presented a different time evolution during the experiment and the trajectories depended on the interaction between time and temperature. Moreover, Multiple Linear Regression analysis discovered that the 17 VOCs affected by the storage conditions seemed to suggest that no chilling injury was detected for nectarines Big Bang. In conclusion, this approach could also be used with other nectarine cultivars and/or different stone fruits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7efa357ce524dc5b9a82e37bc375f7f2024-04-12T13:18:32ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582024-03-01137104710.3390/foods13071047Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut NectarinesMichela Palumbo0Maria Cefola1Bernardo Pace2Ilde Ricci3Francesco Siano4Giuseppe Amato5Matteo Stocchero6Rosaria Cozzolino7Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), c/o CS-DAT, Via M. Protano, 71121 Foggia, ItalyInstitute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), c/o CS-DAT, Via M. Protano, 71121 Foggia, ItalyInstitute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), c/o CS-DAT, Via M. Protano, 71121 Foggia, ItalyInstitute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), c/o CS-DAT, Via M. Protano, 71121 Foggia, ItalyInstitute of Food Science, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Roma 64, 83100 Avellino, ItalyInstitute of Food Science, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Roma 64, 83100 Avellino, ItalyLaboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Metabolomics, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Padua, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, ItalyInstitute of Food Science, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Roma 64, 83100 Avellino, ItalyFresh-cut processing is a good strategy to enhance the commercialization of peaches and nectarines, which easily deteriorate during low-temperature storage mostly due to the occurrence of chilling injury. Although several studies have been performed to improve the shelf-life of fresh-cut stone fruit, the achievement of high-quality fresh-cut peaches and nectarines still constitutes a challenge. The present study aimed to gain insights into the evolution of the postharvest quality of fresh-cut nectarines (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. Batsch) Big Bang, cold-stored at two different storage temperatures (4 and 8 °C) for up to 10 days. Several aspects influencing the quality traits (sensory and postharvest quality parameters; the profile of phenolic and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)) were explored to predict the marketable life of the fresh-cut nectarines. The respiration rate was higher in samples stored at 4 °C, while the browning process was more evident in fruit stored at 8 °C. Partial Least Squares Regression performed on VOCs showed that samples stored at 4 °C and 8 °C presented a different time evolution during the experiment and the trajectories depended on the interaction between time and temperature. Moreover, Multiple Linear Regression analysis discovered that the 17 VOCs affected by the storage conditions seemed to suggest that no chilling injury was detected for nectarines Big Bang. In conclusion, this approach could also be used with other nectarine cultivars and/or different stone fruits.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/7/1047<i>Prunus persica</i> L. Batschrespiration ratebrowning enzymesphenolic compoundVOCs |
| spellingShingle | Michela Palumbo Maria Cefola Bernardo Pace Ilde Ricci Francesco Siano Giuseppe Amato Matteo Stocchero Rosaria Cozzolino Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines Foods <i>Prunus persica</i> L. Batsch respiration rate browning enzymes phenolic compound VOCs |
| title | Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines |
| title_full | Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines |
| title_fullStr | Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines |
| title_short | Volatile Metabolites to Assess the Onset of Chilling Injury in Fresh-Cut Nectarines |
| title_sort | volatile metabolites to assess the onset of chilling injury in fresh cut nectarines |
| topic | <i>Prunus persica</i> L. Batsch respiration rate browning enzymes phenolic compound VOCs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/7/1047 |
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