Enhancing the Postharvest Stability of Hass Avocado Through Vacuum Impregnation with Antioxidants.

Tania María Guzmán-Armenteros, Armando Echeverría, Jenny Ruales, Maritza Ruiz-Medina, Luis Ramos-Guerrero

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Tania María Guzmán-ArmenterosCarrera de Ingeniería en Alimentos, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo, km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador.

Armando EcheverríaUnidad Académica para la Formación Técnica y Tecnológica, Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil 090615, Ecuador.

Jenny RualesDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito 170143, Ecuador.

Maritza Ruiz-MedinaDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito 170143, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-4526-4195

Luis Ramos-GuerreroGrupo de Investigación en Bio-Quimioinformática, Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Quito 170124, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-2654-3989

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Abstract

This study assessed the effect of vacuum impregnation with antioxidants on the postharvest quality of Hass avocados. Fruits were treated with 1% calcium lactate + 1% ascorbic acid (T1) or 1% calcium lactate + 1% citric acid (T2), under 1 bar for 30 s, and compared with untreated controls. Physicochemical properties, enzymatic activity, color, texture, and sensory quality were monitored during 18 days at 12 °C (±1). Both treatments reduced weight and firmness loss, inhibited polyphenol oxidase activity, and delayed browning. Shelf life was extended to ~9.4 days (T1) and ~10.1 days (T2) compared with 6.99 days in controls. These results show that vacuum impregnation with organic acids moderately improves avocado preservation under refrigerated storage.

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Hass avocadopostharvestshelf lifevacuum impregnation

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PMID41227607

DOI10.3390/foods14213633

PMCPMC12610139

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