Abstract:
The effects of 1%,2% and 4% calcium chloride(CaCl
2)treatment on the quality of red raspberry under low temperature(0℃)storage were studied. The results showed that 1% and 2% CaCl
2 treatment reduced the respiration rate of fruits during storage,slowed down the decrease in fruit firmness,titritable acidity(TA)content,soluble solids(TSS)content,vitamin C(V
C)content,total phenolic content and the increase in malondialdehyde(MDA)content,inhibited the polyphenol oxidase(PPO)activity,and simultaneously promoted the peroxide peroxidase(POD)activity and catalase(CAT)activity,whereas the 4% CaCl
2 treatment had the opposite effect. Therefore,the suitable concentration of CaCl
2 treatment could effectively maintain the storage quality of the postharvest red raspberry fruit,and the effect of the 2% CaCl
2 treatment was the best.