Interactions Among Irradiation, Microbial Load, and Product on Fruit and Vegetables Quality: A Review
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https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v13is2.3724-3730.8261Keywords:
Irradiation, microbial load, fruit and vegetables, electrolyte leakage, active oxygen speciesAbstract
Complex structure makes fruit and vegetables susceptible to post-harvest processes. The inevitable microbial load in products further intensifies this sensitivity. Since irradiation treatment is more effective than other post-harvest treatments on products, it is important to consider different factors during its application in terms of its usefulness. According to our inferences, among these factors, microbial load on product and present physical qualities of product could be the most crucial ones. On the other hand, research on the relationship between electrolyte leakage and nutritional properties in the context of irradiation treatment, microbial load, and physical properties of the product can make serious contributions to the literature. Likewise, electrolyte leakage may be a sign of product deterioration, and this tendency can provide information about how the nutritional properties of the product have changed.
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