A. Ali, M. Abrar, M. T. Sultan*, A. Din, B. Niaz
1 Post-harvest Research Centre, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad 2 *Department of Food Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
The objective of the present research was to study the post-harvest changes in quality attributes of fully ripened strawberry fruit during cold storage. The research trial was conducted using three different temperatures i.e. (0ºC, 5ºC and 10ºC) with 90-95% relative humidity. Quality attributes studied include firmness; weight loss, total soluble solids, pH and acidity during 2 weeks of storage after three days interval. The results indicated that titratable acidity and pH were affected non-significantly as a function of storage conditions. Whereas, weight loss was rapid in the samples stored at room temperature and 10°C than those stored at 0°C. It was further observed that at 0° C strawberry fruit showed maximum shelf life. Additionally, quality attributes remained stable as compared to 5°C and 10°C. The results indicated that fully ripened strawberry fruits should be stored at 0°C to retain best quality under climatic conditions prevailing in Pakistan.
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JCR Year: 2025
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Print ISSN: 1018-7081
Electronic ISSN: 2309-8694
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