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Quality Changes of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) by Maturity during Distribution  

Kim, Byeong-Sam (Korean Food Research Institute)
Kim, Ji-Young (Korean Food Research Institute)
Lee, Hye-Ok (Korean Food Research Institute)
Yoon, Doo-Hyun (Korean Food Research Institute)
Cha, Hwan-Soo (Korean Food Research Institute)
Kwon, Ki-Hyun (Korean Food Research Institute)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.28, no.3, 2010 , pp. 423-428 More about this Journal
Abstract
The quality change of musk melons, divided into ripened (90 days) and over-ripened (92 days) set by the formal day maturing melons, was investigated during marketing period at both 10 and $25^{\circ}C$. The rate of weight loss was increased in all samples as the storage period passed and greater in ripened melons than over-ripened melon. The hardness decreased in both well and over-ripened melon as the storage period passed. Furthermore, changes in hardness were prevented in fruit stored at $10^{\circ}C$ compared to fruit stored at $25^{\circ}C$. Immediately after harvest, the solid solubility of over-ripened melon was 14.6%, while that of ripened fruit was 12.8%. The respiration rate of both well and over-ripened melon increased temporarily when stored at $25^{\circ}C$, which is characteristic of climacteric fruits during the first day of storage; however, no change in respiration rate was observed in fruit stored at $10^{\circ}C$. When sensory evaluation was conducted, there were no differences observed in flavor and taste among samples. However, with the exception of over-ripened melon, the texture of all samples increased significantly with storage time when melon was stored at $25^{\circ}C$. The score of overall acceptability remained high for 12 days in both well and over-ripened melon, while that of ripened melon stored at $10^{\circ}C$ and over-ripened melon stored $25^{\circ}C$ remained high for 7 and 5 days, respectively (p<0.05).
Keywords
hardness; respiration rate; sensory evaluation; solid soluble content; weight loss;
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