Search results for "Mandarin"

Applicazione di tecniche non distruttive per la valutazione delle proprietà fisico-meccaniche dei frutti

uality Evaluation of “Tardivo di Ciaculli” Mandarins in Post-Harvest Processing on an Industrial Scale Using a Portable Vis/NIR Device

2016

Abstract. Vis/NIR technology is widely used today to quickly and non-destructively evaluate fruit and vegetable qualities, and many applications have been found since the 1990s. However, no industrial-scale applications can further consolidate the use of non-destructive techniques in post-harvest processing. This study aims to test the possibility of applying vis/NIR technology in a modern citrus-processing plant to assess the damage that the fruits eventually suffer when they are processed on an industrial scale and the evolution of their key quality parameters in a period of 10 days after harvest. The spectral acquisitions were performed using a portable vis/NIR device, which operated in …

Senescence and longevity : from physiological mechanisms to evolutionary processes : studies in birds and mammals

2012

There is an incredible diversity of lifespan in the animal kingdom ranging from a few days for small gastrotrichs worms to several hundred of years for some bivalves or tortoises. This amazing diversity has long questioned biology researchers. The growing interest in the phenomenon of aging, mainly due to the increase in life expectancy in humans, has questioned researchers on processes that determine patterns of longevity and ageing. On the one hand, biomedical and biogerontological studies helped describe numerous cellular and physiological mechanisms related to aging. Among these mechanisms, oxidative stress has been identified as playing a major role, through life-time accumulation of d…

No invasive methodology to produce a probiotic low humid apple snack with potential effect against Helicobacter pylori

2012

Abstract A probiotic low humid apple snack with potential effect against the infection caused by Helicobacter pylori has been developed from apple (cv. Granny Smith) and mandarin juice with a high microbial content of Lactobacillus salivarius spp . salivarius , by vacuum impregnation and hot air drying techniques. The moisture content reached in the final product (0.144 ± 0.012  g water · g sample - 1 ) ensured stability, and although the drying process affected the microbial content, the concentration in the final product (9.486 ± 0.013) × 10 7  CFU  g dry sample - 1 ) was sufficient to confirm that with this procedure it is possible to obtain a stable probiotic fruit with a low moisture c…

An Integrated Approach to Mandarin Processing: Food Safety and Nutritional Quality, Consumer Preference, and Nutrient Bioaccessibility

2017

Mandarins are a member of the Citrus genus and are the focus of growing commercial interest, with satsuma mandarins (Citrus unshiu) and the common mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) being the most important mandarin varieties. The possible health benefits and functional properties of those fruits are often associated with the antioxidative function of vitamin C, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds. While most mandarins are consumed fresh, many are processed into juices (mostly cloudy), usually via thermal processing which can lead to the creation of off-flavors and may diminish nutritional quality. The aim of this review is to summarize the most significant and recent information on the sa…

A New Wireless Device for Real-Time Mechanical Impact Evaluation in a Citrus Packing Line

2020

Abstract. Postharvest handling of fresh fruit is a potential source of bruising and damage, with significant consequences for fruit quality and marketability. In the last 30 years, different types of impact-recording devices (also called electronic fruits or pseudo-fruits) have been developed with the aim of measuring the impacts experienced by fruits during postharvest operations. The aim of this study was to develop and test a novel wireless instrumented sphere to study the critical points in a citrus packing line by measuring the impacts experienced by fruits in real-time. The non-commercial device was based on a MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) sensor node with a sensing range fro…

Technological development and functional properties of an apple snack rich in flavonoid from mandarin juice

2012

Abstract The development of functional foods has evolved considerably over the years. The technological ability to produce a food with enhanced physiologically active compounds has grown significantly. The aim of this work was to study the incorporation of the beneficial compounds from mandarin low pulp juice into an apple snack using vacuum impregnation technology and to test if the final product exhibited the functional properties and components of both raw materials. Forty grams of the final product made using mandarin juice homogenized at 15 MPa could provide the same quantity of hesperidin as 250 mL of fresh mandarin juice. We also performed a chromatographic determination of the compo…

Effect of Pulp Pigmentation Intensity on Consumer Acceptance of New Blood Mandarins: A Cross-Cultural Study in Spain and Italy

2022

One of the current objectives of different citrus breeding programmes is obtaining new pigmented mandarins. This study investigates to what extent consumer preferences, expectations and purchase intention are affected by the appearance of new mandarins, specifically pulp pigmentation intensity. Four hundred consumers from both Italy and Spain (800 in all) participated in the study. In each country, half were informed about the healthy properties of the anthocyanins responsible for red pulp colouration, while the other half were not. Italians more readily accepted new mandarin varieties than Spaniards, which was linked to them being more familiar with blood oranges. In Italy, both slight- an…

Efecto del zumo de mandarina sobre el estrés oxidativo : estudio experimental y en patologías mediadas por radicales libres

2014

La justificación del presente estudio radica, básicamente, en el hecho de que el estrés oxidativo ha sido asociado con enfermedades no sólo degenerativas, como la aterosclerosis, sino también crónicas, como la obesidad. Además, en los últimos años han cobrado especial interés determinados compuestos con capacidad antioxidante, presentes principalmente en las frutas, verduras y sus derivados. Entre ellos, cabe destacar el zumo de mandarina que, a pesar de contener una gran cantidad de compuestos con actividad antioxidante (como entre otros los carotenoides, los flavonoides y la vitamina C) y de su elevado consumo en todo el mundo, no existen datos sobre el potencial efecto antioxidante de zu…

Compuestos bioactivos y capacidad antioxidante en zumos y extractos de residuos, obtenidos por ultrasonidos, de mandarinas híbridas

2022

Los cítricos son el cultivo más importante a nivel mundial. La elaboración de zumos genera grandes cantidades de residuos de fácil degradación, pero con alto contenido de compuestos bioactivos. La extracción asistida con ultrasonidos es uno de los métodos no-convencionales de extracción con resultados favorables. Durante la extracción son necesarios procesos de clean-up que favorezcan la purificación de los extractos para su mejor aprovechamiento. Además, la bibliografía indica que existe un mayor número de estudios con los de cítricos más conocidos, sin embargo, pocas investigaciones muestran resultados en mandarinas híbridas. Por todo ello el objetivo del presente trabajo es el estudio de…