A New Approach for Extending Shelf-Life of Pomegranate Arils with Combined Application of Salicylic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A New Approach for Extending Shelf-Life of Pomegranate Arils with Combined Application of Salicylic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate

Published:2023-02-08 Issue:2 Volume:9 Page:225
ISSN:2311-7524
Container-title:Horticulturae
language:en
Short-container-title:Horticulturae

Author:

El-Beltagi Hossam S.¹²^ORCID,Al-Otaibi Hala Hazam³^ORCID,Ali Marwa R.⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Agricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

2. Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Gamma St, Giza 12613, Egypt

3. Food and Nutrition Science Department, Agricultural Science and Food, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia

4. Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Abstract

The consumption of fresh-cut pomegranate fruits (arils) has risen recently due to their bioactive compounds and benefits for consumers. However, pomegranate arils have a limited shelf-life and vastly lose their valuable compounds. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of exogenous postharvest treatment with salicylic acid (SA), methyl Jasmonate (MeJA), and their combination on the shelf-life and chemical composition of pomegranate arils under refrigerated storage (5 °C and 90 ± 2% relative humidity) for 15 days. The results indicated that individual or combined application of SA at 2 mM + MeJA at 0.5 mM decreased weight loss, respiration rate, hue angle (h°), and soluble solids content (SSC) compared to the control. All treatments maintained vitamin C, titratable acidity (TA), anthocyanin content, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and antioxidant capacity under cold conditions compared to the control. The combined application was more effective than the individual application. In conclusion, SA + MeJA application could be applied during the preparation of fresh-cut pomegranate for maintaining quality and bioactive compounds.

Funder

Deputyship for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Horticulture,Plant Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/2/225/pdf

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