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Quality
of Irradiated Alfalfa Sprouts
Journal of Food Protection: Vol. 64, No. 10, pp. 1574–1578
Abstract—Alfalfa
(Medicago sativa L.) sprouts were irradiated with gamma rays at doses of
0, 0.85, 1.71, and 2.57 kGy at 5°C, then stored at 6°C for 14 days.
Antioxidant power, total ascorbic acid (TAA) (ascorbic acid plus dehydroascorbic
acid), carotenoid, chlorophyll, and color were measured at 1, 7, and 14 days of
storage. Antioxidant power increased linearly with radiation dose at both 1 and
7 days of storage. Irradiation had minimal effect on TAA content when compared
with the decrease in TAA content during storage. Carotenoid content of sprouts
irradiated at 1.71 and 2.57 kGy was higher than that of control at 7 days of
storage. Irradiation did not have a consistent effect on chlorophyll content or
color. |