{"title":"Gamma Radiation Effects on Biochemical Compojients of Puerto Rican Mangos","authors":"J. Cuevas-Ruíz, H. Graham, R. A. Luse","doi":"10.46429/jaupr.v56i1.10883","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The effects of gamma radiation were investigated on the content of ascorbic acid, total carotenoids, total carbohydrates and titratablc acidity in five varieties of mangos grown in Puerto Rico. Irradiation with 75-Krad doses did not significantly influence biochemical components. Subsequent changes were related closely to delay in fruit ripening, and reduction of fungal spoilage, effected by the radiation pasteurization. Radiation at the 75-Krad level extended shelf life to 7 days.","PeriodicalId":14937,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture of The University of Puerto Rico","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Agriculture of The University of Puerto Rico","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.46429/jaupr.v56i1.10883","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The effects of gamma radiation were investigated on the content of ascorbic acid, total carotenoids, total carbohydrates and titratablc acidity in five varieties of mangos grown in Puerto Rico. Irradiation with 75-Krad doses did not significantly influence biochemical components. Subsequent changes were related closely to delay in fruit ripening, and reduction of fungal spoilage, effected by the radiation pasteurization. Radiation at the 75-Krad level extended shelf life to 7 days.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico issued biannually by the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, for the publication of articles and research notes by staff members or others, dealing with scientific agriculture in Puerto Rico and elsewhere in the Caribbean and Latin America.