Picouet P.A., Landl A. A., Abadias M. B., Castellari M. A., Viñas I. (2009) Minimal processing of a Granny Smith apple purée by microwave heating. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 10:545-550

Abbreviation: PICOUET 2009

Food Processing

This publication was used to obtain 4 retention factor values.

Retention Factor Food Before Processing Food After Processing Content Before Processing Content After Processing Units
0.96 Apple puree Apple puree - microwaved with lemon juice in a domestic microwave oven for 1 h 112.4 116.6 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.74 Apple puree Apple puree after 5 days stored at 5°C 112.4 83.3 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.64 Apple puree Apple puree after 8 days stored at 5°C 112.4 72.8 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.67 Apple puree Apple puree after 14 days stored at 5°C 112.4 75.6 mg/100 g fresh weight