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Effect of Hot Water Treatment on Storage Quality of Minimally Processed Onion  

Hong, Seok-In (Korea Food Research Institute)
Lee, Hyun-Hee (Korea Food Research Institute)
Son, Seok-Min (Department of Food and Biotechnology, Hoseo University)
Kim, Dong-Man (Korea Food Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.36, no.2, 2004 , pp. 239-245 More about this Journal
Abstract
Storage quality of minimally processed onion as influenced by hot-water dipping was investigated to examine feasibility of mild heat treatment as efficient post-processing method. fresh onions were peeled, trimmed, and dipped in hot water at various temperatures ($50-80^{\circ}C$) for 1 min. Heat-treated onions were cooled, de-watered, packaged in low density polyethylene (LDPE) film pouches ($63\;{\mu}m\;thickness$), and stored at $10^{\circ}C$. Samples treated at higher temperatures ($70-80^{\circ}C$) showed significant increases in flesh weight loss and discoloration during storage as compared to others. Hot-water dipping remarkably reduced initial microbial load of prepeeled onions, with over 1 log cycle decrease in aerobic bacterial count. After 7 days storage, no significant differences in viable aerobe count were observed among treated and untreated samples, with both showing $10^{6}-10^{7}\;CFU/g$. For sensory attributes including discoloration, wilting, decay, and visual quality, onions treated with hot-water dipping at $60^{\circ}C$ scored highest. Results suggested hot-water dipping at specific condition as practical post-processing treatment could effectively prolong shelf life of minimally processed onion.
Keywords
minimally processed produce; ready-to-use vegetable; prepeeled onion; heat treatment; blanching;
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