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ArticleFood chemistry: X2026

Heat shock and glycine betaine treatments partially alleviate chilling injury in banana by enhancing phenolic and sugar metabolism.

Nadia Niaz, Khubaib Ali, Wanfeng Hu, Siyi Pan, Robert Mugabi, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Noman Walayat, Mangang Wu, Isam A Mohamed Ahmed, Guoxun Chen

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Nadia NiazCollege of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
Khubaib AliCollege of Food Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
Wanfeng HuCollege of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
Siyi PanCollege of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
Robert MugabiDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Gulzar Ahmad NayikMarwadi University Research Centre, Department of Microbiology, Marwadi University, Rajkot 360003, Gujarat, India.
Noman WalayatCollege of Tea Science and Tea Culture, Zhejiang A&F University, 311300 Hangzhou, China.
Mangang WuCollege of Food Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
Isam A Mohamed AhmedDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Guoxun ChenCollege of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, PR China.

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Abstract

Bananas are a widely consumed fruit in the world, but are highly susceptible to chilling injury below 13 °C, which reduces their quality. This study investigates the impact of hot water treatment (HWT), combined hot water and glycine betaine (HWT + GB), and hot air treatment (HAT) affects banana sugar and phenylpropanoid metabolism under cold stress, and the role of phenolics and soluble sugars in the alleviation of chilling injury (CI). The research findings showed GB + HWT treatment reduced the chilling CI index of bananas by 48 % and maintained fruit firmness. This treatment also showed increased TPC (25 %), TFC (47 %), PAL (29 %), 4CL (51 %), and C4H (50 %) activities and promoted phenolic compounds accumulation. GB + HWT treatment regulates sugar-metabolizing enzymes and balances sucrose, fructose, and glucose levels. The findings indicate that GB + HWT treatments alleviate chilling injury in bananas by stimulating phenolic and sugar metabolism, thereby enhancing fruit quality and extending shelf life.

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BananasChilling injuryglycine betaineHot airHot waterPostharvest alleviation

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PMID41551804
PMCPMC12807840

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