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| العنوان: |
Quality Assessment of Greenhouse-Cultivated Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) during Storage Using Instrumental and Image Analyses. |
| المؤلفون: |
Christodoulou, Paris, Ladika, Georgia, Tsiantas, Kostantinos, Kritsi, Eftichia, Tsiaka, Thalia, Cavouras, Dionisis, Zoumpoulakis, Panagiotis, Sinanoglou, Vassilia J. |
| المصدر: |
Applied Sciences (2076-3417); Oct2024, Vol. 14 Issue 19, p8676, 19p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ANALYSIS of colors, CUCUMBERS, IMAGE analysis, DISCRIMINANT analysis, INFRARED spectroscopy, ATTENUATED total reflectance |
| مستخلص: |
Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are known for their high water content and nutritional value, making them a valuable addition to a balanced diet. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical quality (color, moisture, water activity, and texture), and antioxidant/antiradical properties of freshly packed greenhouse-cultivated cucumbers over a 28-day storage period, utilizing a combination of high-throughput analytical techniques, including attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, instrumental analysis, image analysis, and chemometrics. The key findings indicated that the cucumbers underwent a significant loss of moisture during the storage period, with a concomitant decrease in firmness. Color analysis revealed an increase in the yellowness of both the peel and flesh, while image analysis demonstrated increasing dissimilarity and textural disorder, particularly evident by the 13th day of storage. The spectrophotometric and spectroscopic findings demonstrated that the quality of the cucumbers was maintained during the storage period. Meanwhile, regression and discriminant analyses were employed to interpret the collected data. Predictive models were developed with high accuracy to estimate the actual storage days and flesh quality attributes based on textural and color features derived from image analysis. Overall, this study highlights the importance of controlled storage conditions in maintaining cucumber quality and provides a comprehensive approach to monitoring post-harvest changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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