Abstract
The sensory properties of Russet Burbank potatoes treated with three naturally occurring volatile compounds, as alternatives to CIPC for sprout inhibition, were evaluated. Potatoes from the 1995 and 1996 crop years were treated with salicylaldehyde, 1,8-cineole, 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, or CIPC prior to dormancy break during storage and stored for up to 16 wk. Sensory differences between potatoes treated with alternative sprout inhibitors and CIPC-treated or untreated potatoes and inhibitor concentration were determined at 2-wk intervals. Potatoes treated with 1,8-cineole or salicylaldehyde, but not 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, were significantly different from the untreated potatoes or potatoes treated with CIPC. Sensory detection threshold levels for the alternative inhibitors were measured in a model potato system. The residual levels of the sprout inhibitors were within the detection threshold range for 1,8-cineole (0.02–0.04 ppm), but not for salicylaldehyde (0.0–0.10 ppm) or 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (0.80–1.40 ppm). The presence of the residual sprout inhibitors and/or the influence of sprout inhibitors on potato metabolism during storage contributed to observed differences in sensory quality of stored potatoes.
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Se evaluaron las propiedades sensoriales de la variedad Russet Burbank con tres compuestos volátiles que ocurren naturalmente, como alternativas al CIPC para la inhibición de la germinación. Las papas de las compañas de 1995 y 1996 fueron tratadas con salicilaldehído, 1,8-cineol, 1,4-dimetilnaftaleno y CIPC antes de perder la dormancia y luego almacenadas por más de 16 semanas. Las diferencias sensoriales entre las papas tratadas con inhibidores alternativos de germinación y CIPC, y las papas no tratadas y la concentración del inhibidor fueron determinadas con intervalos de dos semanas. Las papas tratadas con el 1,8-cineol o salicilaldehído, pero no con el, 1,4-dimetilnaftaleno, fueron signifciativamente diferentes de las papas no tratadas o de las papas tratadas con CIPC. Los niveles del umbral de detección sensorial de los inhibidores altarnativos se midieron en un sistema modelo de papa. Los niveles residuales de los inhibidores de germinación estuvieron dentro del rango del umbral de detección para el 1,8-cineole (0.02–0.04 ppm), pero no para el salicilaldehído (0.09–0.10 ppm) o el 1,4-dimetilnaftaleno (0.80–1.40 ppm). La presencia de inhibidores residuales de germinación y/o la influencia de los inhibidores de germinación en el metabolismo de la papa durante el almacenamiento contribuyó a las diferencias observadas en la calidad sensorial de las papas almacenadas.
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Abbreviations
- CIN:
-
cineole
- CIPC:
-
isopropyl-N-chlorophenyl carbamate
- DMN:
-
1,4-dimethyl naphthalene
- EC:
-
emulsifiable concentrate
- SAL:
-
salicylaldehyde
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Boylston, T.D., Powers, J.R., Weiler, K.M. et al. Comparison of sensory differences of stored Russet Burbank potatoes treated with CIPC and alternative sprout inhibitors. Am. J. Pot Res 78, 99–107 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874765
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