Although a large component of tomato fruit taste is sugars, the choice of tomato cultivar and
the postharvest practices implemented by industry are designed to reduce crop loss and …

Inverse associations between fruit and vegetable intake and chronic diseases, such as
different types of cancer and cardiovascular disease, have been demonstrated in numerous …

The aim of the present study was to determine the levels of β-carotene, lycopene and its
isomers, and total and individual phenolic compounds in tomatoes treated with different …

Purpose of review: Over the past 20 years, ultraviolet (UV) hormesis has been evaluated as
a postharvest treatment for fresh fruits and vegetables. Results from several independent …

The effects of UV-C radiation on keeping the quality of fresh-cut pineapples (Ananas
comosus L. Merr. cv. Comte de Paris) were investigated. The fresh-cut pineapples were …

Treatment of postharvest tomato fruit with the hormic dose (3.7 kJ/m2) of UV-C, a dose
shown optimal for inducing decay resistance, caused ultrastructural modifications of the …

Fresh blackberry fruits have easily perishable tissue and therefore have a very short
postharvest storage life, although customers and marketers desire a longer shelf life. The …

Possible causes for differences in quality traits at the time of buying were studied in two
widely different red tomato types. Three maturity stages were harvested from commercial …

Early ripening apples are usually used for fresh marketing because of short storage life,
although they are with high acid and low sugar contents. Understanding the malate …

Abstract Polysaccharides from Osmunda japonica Thunb (Op) exhibit a wide range of
biological activities including antibacterial, anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant, and antitumor …