Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp

This study was carried out to compare sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet in terms of its mesocarp fibre CIE Lab colour after exposure to environment during storage time using instrumental method. The colour of mesocarp is an important parameter which reflects the level of oxidation occurr...

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Main Authors: Wondi, Mohd Hafizz, Shamsudin, Rosnah, Yunus, Robiah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77345/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77345/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-29.pdf
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author Wondi, Mohd Hafizz
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Yunus, Robiah
author_facet Wondi, Mohd Hafizz
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Yunus, Robiah
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description This study was carried out to compare sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet in terms of its mesocarp fibre CIE Lab colour after exposure to environment during storage time using instrumental method. The colour of mesocarp is an important parameter which reflects the level of oxidation occurred and thus the quality of oil extracted. The fruitlet was cut to specific dimension and exposed to the environment for a few days to induce natural oxidation. Then, the colour distribution (in terms of L*, a* and b* values) of exposed surface was measured using Konica Colour Reader. The individual parameters of L*a*b* color systems were evaluated daily for three days. The smallest change of colour parameter was observed on sterilized fruitlet and biggest colour change occurred on unsterilized fruitlet. These findings indicate that more intense oxidation took place in unsterilized fruitlet. This proves that sterilization process will stop further damage towards the oil palm fruitlet due to oxidation. In summary, the colour difference between sterilized and unsterilized fruitlet colour after exposure to environment were conducted in order to prove the occurrence of oxidation. The results will be useful in palm oil industry specifically to develop a proper palm freshness evaluation system during grading.
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spelling upm-773452020-03-05T06:20:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77345/ Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp Wondi, Mohd Hafizz Shamsudin, Rosnah Yunus, Robiah This study was carried out to compare sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet in terms of its mesocarp fibre CIE Lab colour after exposure to environment during storage time using instrumental method. The colour of mesocarp is an important parameter which reflects the level of oxidation occurred and thus the quality of oil extracted. The fruitlet was cut to specific dimension and exposed to the environment for a few days to induce natural oxidation. Then, the colour distribution (in terms of L*, a* and b* values) of exposed surface was measured using Konica Colour Reader. The individual parameters of L*a*b* color systems were evaluated daily for three days. The smallest change of colour parameter was observed on sterilized fruitlet and biggest colour change occurred on unsterilized fruitlet. These findings indicate that more intense oxidation took place in unsterilized fruitlet. This proves that sterilization process will stop further damage towards the oil palm fruitlet due to oxidation. In summary, the colour difference between sterilized and unsterilized fruitlet colour after exposure to environment were conducted in order to prove the occurrence of oxidation. The results will be useful in palm oil industry specifically to develop a proper palm freshness evaluation system during grading. Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77345/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-29.pdf Wondi, Mohd Hafizz and Shamsudin, Rosnah and Yunus, Robiah (2018) Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp. In: Joint Symposium of the 8th International Agriculture Congress 2018 and 6th International Symposium for Food & Agriculture 2018 (8th IAC – 6th ISFA 2018), 13-15 Nov. 2018, Auditorium Rashdan Baba, TNCPI Building, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 137-140).
spellingShingle Wondi, Mohd Hafizz
Shamsudin, Rosnah
Yunus, Robiah
Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
title Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
title_full Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
title_fullStr Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
title_full_unstemmed Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
title_short Colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
title_sort colour identification of sterilized and unsterilized oil palm fruitlet mesocarp
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77345/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77345/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-29.pdf