Influence of water loss on mechanical properties of stored blueberries

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dc.citation.volume176
dc.contributor.authorRivera S
dc.contributor.authorKerckhoffs H
dc.contributor.authorSofkova-Bobcheva S
dc.contributor.authorHutchins D
dc.contributor.authorEast A
dc.date.available2021-06
dc.date.issued27/02/2021
dc.description.abstractMoisture loss is considered a main cause of blueberry softening during postharvest storage. However, the causal relationship between softening and water loss has only previously been described by force to 1 mm compression. This study was performed to identify suitable instrumental tests that allow the separation of blueberries with different water loss values during storage. Mechanical properties were measured by double compression (Texture Profile Analysis) and puncture test. Variability on blueberry mechanical properties was created by regulating storage humidity and consequently water loss. As water loss increases during storage, hardness slope (slope of a straight line drawn between the trigger force of 0.06 N and the force at 15 % strain) obtained by the compression test reduces, and the displacement at berry skin break obtained by puncture test, increases. Therefore, these parameters can be potentially used to quantify mechanical changes in stored blueberries.
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dc.identifierARTN 111498
dc.identifier.citationPOSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, 2021, 176
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111498
dc.identifier.eissn1873-2356
dc.identifier.elements-id440885
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0925-5214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/16149
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isPartOfPOSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111498
dc.subjectVaccinium spp
dc.subjectStorage humidity
dc.subjectPostharvest quality
dc.subjectTexture profile analysis
dc.subjectPuncture test
dc.subject.anzsrc0703 Crop and Pasture Production
dc.subject.anzsrc0706 Horticultural Production
dc.titleInfluence of water loss on mechanical properties of stored blueberries
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Agriculture & Environment
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Agriculture & Environment/Agritech
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