Carotenoids: actual knowledge on food sources, intakes, stability and bioavailability and their protective role in humans

G Maiani, MJ Periago Castón, G Catasta… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are one of the major food micronutrients in human diets and the overall
objective of this review is to re‐examine the role of carotenoids in human nutrition. We have …

[PDF][PDF] A review of recent research on tomato nutrition, breeding and post-harvest technology with reference to fruit quality

HC Passam, IC Karapanos, PJ Bebeli… - The European journal of …, 2007 - Citeseer
The continued importance of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) as a vegetable and
salad commodity is reflected by the large volume of research on virtually all aspects of the …

Effects of variety on the quality of tomato stored under ambient conditions

M Tigist, TS Workneh, K Woldetsadik - Journal of food science and …, 2013 - Springer
Three processing and six fresh market tomato varieties harvested at “mature green” stage
were evaluated for changes in quality. The total soluble solid, titratable acidity, sugar-acid …

Minimal nitrogen and water use in horticulture: Effects on quality and content of selected nutrients

D Stefanelli, I Goodwin, R Jones - Food Research International, 2010 - Elsevier
Horticultural production has primarily focused on increasing productivity through
intensification of fertilizers and water, resulting in high environmental costs. Recent research …

Storage of fruits and vegetables in refrigerator increases their phenolic acids but decreases the total phenolics, anthocyanins and vitamin C with subsequent loss of …

JHY Galani, JS Patel, NJ Patel, JG Talati - Antioxidants, 2017 - mdpi.com
It is of paramount importance for consumers, scientists and industrialists to understand how
low-temperature storage of food items affects their bioactive compounds and properties. This …

Impact of exogenous silicon addition on chromium uptake, growth, mineral elements, oxidative stress, antioxidant capacity, and leaf and root structures in rice …

DK Tripathi, VP Singh, D Kumar… - Acta physiologiae …, 2012 - Springer
Hydroponic experiments were conducted to investigate the role of exogenous silicon (Si)
addition in increasing hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) tolerance in rice seedlings. Rice …

Extending shelf life and maintaining quality of tomato fruit by calcium chloride, hydrogen peroxide, chitosan, and ozonated water

SA Shehata, SZ Abdelrahman, MMA Megahed… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tomatoes are perishable fruit that makes them deteriorate rapidly during the post-harvest
chain. Therefore, the effect of calcium chloride (CaCl2), chitosan, hydrogen peroxide …

Kinetics of changes in the physical quality parameters of fresh tomato fruits (Solanum lycopersicum, cv.'Zinac') during storage

J Pinheiro, C Alegria, M Abreu, EM Gonçalves… - Journal of Food …, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of storage at different temperatures (2, 5, 10, 15 and 20° C) conditions on whole
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, cv.'Zinac', fruits harvested at mature-green stage) quality …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a modified atmosphere packaging system in pallets to extend the shelf-life of the stored tomato at cooling temperature

V Olveira-Bouzas, C Pita-Calvo, ML Vázquez-Odériz… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
A modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) system in pallets was developed and its effect on
physico-chemical and sensory characteristics and shelf-life of tomato was evaluated …

Plant carotenoids evolution during cultivation, postharvest storage, and food processing: A review

L Ngamwonglumlert, S Devahastin… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids in nature are predominantly C40 hydrocarbons that may contain oxygenated
functional groups. Although they are well‐recognized to exhibit key human health benefits …