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Quality Evaluation of Minimally Processed Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) According to Degree of Head Formation  

Youn, Aye-Ree (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kwon, Ki-Hyun (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Byeong-Sam (Korea Food Research Institute)
Cha, Hwan-Soo (Korea Food Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.40, no.4, 2008 , pp. 460-465 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the effect of head formation on the quality maintenance of minimally processed lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) samples. The fresh-cut lettuce samples were packed in $20{\times}15{\times}5$ cm polypropylene+polyethylene terephthalate tray, and were then stored at $4^{circ}C$ for up to 8 days. According to the results, the sample with 100% head formation had lower sugar, minerals (Ca, Na, Fe, Mg, K), and chlorophyll contents compared to the sample with 70% head formation. The 70% head formed lettuce had higher vitamin C content at 3.30 mg/100 g, whereas the 85% and 100% formed samples had lower levels of 2.61 and 2.10 mg/100 g, respectively. The polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity of the 70% formed lettuce was 240 unit/g, while the 100% formed sample had almost 2-fold higher activity. However, the 100% formed lettuce had greater firmness than all other samples. Overall, among the fresh-cut lettuces, the sample with 70% head formation showed more positive effects in terms of quality maintenance.
Keywords
head formation; fresh-cut lettuce; quality attributes;
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