Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development
BACKGROUND: Determination of physico-chemical (weight, length, diameter, stomatal density, respiration rate, colour, soluble solids concentration, titratable acidity, chlorophyll and betacyanin content) and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus (Weber) Britton &...
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| author | Jamaludin, Nur Adilla Ding, Phebe Abdul Hamid, Azizah |
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Determination of physico-chemical (weight, length, diameter, stomatal density, respiration rate, colour, soluble solids concentration, titratable acidity, chlorophyll and betacyanin content) and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus (Weber) Britton & Rose) was carried out from 5 to 35 days after pollination (DAP) in order to explain their growth, development, maturations and ripening stages.
RESULTS:
Fruit growth of red-fleshed dragon fruit followed a sigmoid growth pattern. Significant changes in colour were obtained in both peel and pulp as DAP progressed, which were indicated by reductions of L*, C* and h° values as both changed from green to red-violet colour at ripening. Red-violet betacyanin was manifested earlier in pulp at 25 DAP, followed by peel 4-5 days later, and finally both peel and pulp turned full red-violet by 30 DAP. There was a significant increase in soluble solids concentration and titratable acidity with the continuous increase in betacyanin content as DAP progressed.
CONCLUSION:
The physico-chemical and betacyanin accumulation of red-fleshed dragon fruit changed as it developed, matured and ripened which coincided with structural changes. |
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| spelling | upm-236932017-05-16T09:47:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23693/ Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development Jamaludin, Nur Adilla Ding, Phebe Abdul Hamid, Azizah BACKGROUND: Determination of physico-chemical (weight, length, diameter, stomatal density, respiration rate, colour, soluble solids concentration, titratable acidity, chlorophyll and betacyanin content) and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus (Weber) Britton & Rose) was carried out from 5 to 35 days after pollination (DAP) in order to explain their growth, development, maturations and ripening stages. RESULTS: Fruit growth of red-fleshed dragon fruit followed a sigmoid growth pattern. Significant changes in colour were obtained in both peel and pulp as DAP progressed, which were indicated by reductions of L*, C* and h° values as both changed from green to red-violet colour at ripening. Red-violet betacyanin was manifested earlier in pulp at 25 DAP, followed by peel 4-5 days later, and finally both peel and pulp turned full red-violet by 30 DAP. There was a significant increase in soluble solids concentration and titratable acidity with the continuous increase in betacyanin content as DAP progressed. CONCLUSION: The physico-chemical and betacyanin accumulation of red-fleshed dragon fruit changed as it developed, matured and ripened which coincided with structural changes. Society of Chemical Industry 2011-01-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23693/1/Physico.pdf Jamaludin, Nur Adilla and Ding, Phebe and Abdul Hamid, Azizah (2011) Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91 (2). pp. 278-285. ISSN 0022-5142; ESSN: 1097-0010 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/jsfa.4182/abstract 10.1002/jsfa.4182 |
| spellingShingle | Jamaludin, Nur Adilla Ding, Phebe Abdul Hamid, Azizah Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
| title | Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
| title_full | Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
| title_fullStr | Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
| title_short | Physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
| title_sort | physico-chemical and structural changes of red-fleshed dragon fruit (hylocereus polyrhizus) during fruit development |
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