EFFECT OF MINIMAL PROCESSING ON CHANGES IN THE TEXTURE OF VACUUM-PACKAGED APPLE SLICES

The aim of the study was to determine changes in the texture and tissue microstructure of apples under the influence of minimal processing, consisting in dipping, blanching and vacuum impregnation with a solution containing ascorbic acid, 4-hexylresorcinol, calcium chloride and sucrose. Among the 10 tested apple varieties the best flesh hardness was found for var. Gala and Idared; these cultivars also exhibited the best texture after the application of vacuum impregnation. The biggest changes both in the texture and tissue microstructure of apples were caused by blanching, while the smallest ones by dipping. The process of vacuum impregnation ensured a greater uniformity in the flesh microstructure of apple slices, whereas the values of firmness for these slices decreased during product’s storage.

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W latach 2022-2024 kwartalnik naukowy Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences realizuje projekt nr RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 finansowany ze środków budżetu państwa – Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki w ramach programu „Rozwój czasopism naukowych”. Dofinansowanie wynosi 120 000 zł. W ramach projektu podejmowane są działania zmierzające do podniesienia poziomu praktyk wydawniczych i edytorskich, zwiększenia wpływu czasopism na rozwój nauki oraz utrzymania się czasopism w międzynarodowym obiegu naukowym.

In the years 2022-2024, the scientific quarterly Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences accomplishes a project no. RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 financed from the state budged – Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Poland in the framework of a program “Development of scientific journals”. The financing amounts to 120,000 PLN. The program aims at improving the level of publishing and editing practices, increasing the impact of scientific journals on science development, and extending the international range of scientific journals.