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http://dx.doi.org/10.11002/kjfp.2016.23.3.438

Estimating the freezing and supercooling points of Korean agricultural products from experimental and quality characteristics  

Park, Jong Woo (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, Jinse (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Seok Ho (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, Dong Soo (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, Seung Ryul (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, Yong Hoon (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Lee, Soo Jang (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Chun Wan (Division of Postharvest Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Han, Gui Jeung (Division of Agro-Food Utilization, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.23, no.3, 2016 , pp. 438-444 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to determine the optimal freezing point for the reliable cold storage of Korean agricultural products, and to provide basic data for determining the storage temperature based on the quality characteristics. Additional supercooling temperature analysis was conducted to explore the possibility of supercooling storage. To determine the effects of quality characteristics on the freezing point, the hardness, acidity, moisture and sugar content were analyzed. The crops were frozen using customized cooling unit and their freezing and supercooling points were determined based on their heat release points. The freezing temperatures of garlic, leek, cucumber, hot pepper, grape, oriental melon, netted melon, peach, cherry tomato, plum, daikon, sweet persimmon, apple, sweet potato, mandarin, pear, and strawberry were -1.6, -0.5, -0.5, -0.7, -1.6, -1.6, -1.3, -0.8, -0.3, -1.1, -0.3, -1.7, -1.5, -1.5, -0.8, -1.5, and -$0.9^{\circ}C$, respectively; otherwise, supercooling points were -7.8, -3.7, -3.3, -4.9, -5.7, -4.6, -2.8, -3.3, -5.9, -4.2, -0.8, -4.7, -3.2, -3.7, -4.7, -4.2, and -$3.4^{\circ}C$, respectively. These results suggest that the ideal freezing temperature of crops could be estimated through freezing point depression because of their sugar content, and this technique should be used to maintain an optimum storage temperature. However, cold storage is complicated and further study is required because of the effects of long-term cold storage on the crops.
Keywords
freezing point; supercooling; cold storage; freezing point depression;
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