INVESTIGADORES
KEUNCHKARIAN Sonia
artículos
Título:
Changes in bioactive compounds and response to postharvest storage conditions in purple eggplants as affected by fruit developmental stage
Autor/es:
MARÍA J. ZARO, SONIA KEUNCHKARIAN, ALICIA R. CHAVES, ARIEL R. VICENTE, ANALÍA CONCELLÓN
Revista:
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2014 vol. 96 p. 110 - 117
ISSN:
0925-5214
Resumen:
Fruit maturity stage at harvest influences the response to postharvest storage conditions and bioactivecompounds content. In this work fruit from two purple eggplant cultivars (Monarca and Perla Negra)were harvested at 12, 15, 18, 20 and 23 d after fruit set (designated as stages I through V) and changesin size, dry weight, calyx area, cell wall material (AIR, alcohol insoluble residue), firmness, respiration,and antioxidants (peel anthocyanins and pulp carotenoids, ascorbic acid, phenolics and chlorogenic acid)were determined. In a second set of experiments the postharvest performance of fruit harvested at stagesI (?baby? eggplants), III and IV (traditional harvest stages) during storage at 0 or 10 ◦C was assessed. Fruitgrowth continued until late ripening in contrast to calyx expansion and peel anthocyanin accumulation,which were relatively earlier events. Fruit dry weight decreased between stages I and III, remaining con-stant afterwards. ?Baby? eggplants had higher antioxidant capacity, chlorogenic acid (ChA), carotenoidsand ascorbic acid contents than late-harvested fruit. ChA predominated in pulp placental tissues at stageI, spreading throughout the fruit core at as ripening progressed. No marked differences in dry mass,antioxidant capacity or responses to postharvest storage regimes were found between fruit harvested atstages III and IV. Late pickings increased yields and led to less dense fruit, which had lower respirationrates. Within this harvest window, storage at 10 ◦C maximized quality maintenance. In contrast ?baby?eggplants stored better at 0 ◦C. Understanding the developmental changes in bioactive compounds andpostharvest performance may help in the maximization of fruit antioxidant properties as well as in theselection of the optimal handling conditions for each ontogenic stage.© 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.