EFFECT OF STORAGE CONDITIONS ON NON-ETHYLENE VOLATILES IN ORANGES AND TOMATOES

• Published in: HortScience Vol. 25; no. 9; p. 1180
• Main Authors: Baldwin, Elizabeth A., Nisperos-Carriedo, Myrna O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.1990
• ISSN: 0018-5345; 2327-9834
• DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.25.9.1180g

Edible lipid and composite films were tested for their ability to retain flavor volatiles in `Pineapple' orange fruits stored at 21° using a headspace analysis technique. Volatiles, considered to be important to fresh orange flavor, were quantified and acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, ethyl butyrate and methyl butyrate increased progressively during storage in coated fruits. Acetaldehyde increased by the second day of storage in uncoated fruits but declined thereafter, `Sunny' tomato fruits were harvested at the green or breaker stage of maturity and ripened at 32.5, 21.0 and 12.9°C. Some fruit from the higher and lower storage temperatures were moved to 21° after one week. In most cases major or important flavor volatiles were highest in fruit transferred to or continuously stored at 21.0°C followed by 12.9 and 32.5°C. Fruit harvested at the breaker stage generally had higher volatile levels compared to those harvested green.