Vol. 9 (5) : September-October 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 910-913 ; September-October, 2018
Effect of storage on water activity and microbial count of dehydrated fig (cv. Bellary) under ambient condition
A. BHARATHKUMAR1*, S.L. JAGADEESH2 and NETRAVATI3
Dept. of Post-Harvest Technology, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot - 587 104 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1P.G. Student *(bharathkumara4@gmail.com), 2Professor, 3Asstt. Professor
Subject : Food Science, Preservation & Processing, Protectants & Infestation and Post-harvest Technology
Paper No. : P-7433
Total Pages : 4
Received : 22 September 2018
Revised accepted : 04 October 2018
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Citation :
A. BHARATHKUMAR, S.L. JAGADEESH and NETRAVATI. 2018. Effect of storage on water activity and microbial count of dehydrated fig (cv. Bellary) under ambient condition. Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 910-913 ; September-October, 2018
ABSTRACT
The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect storage on microbial count of fig fruit dehydrated under solar tunnel dryer. The fig fruits (cv. Bellary) were subject to pre-treatment, blanching followed by fruit preparation as whole fig (T1), pricked whole fig (T2), longitudinal halves (T3) and longitudinal cut into four pieces (T4). Fruits prepared were subjected to steeping in sugar syrup (40?B) containing 0.25% citric acid and 0.20% Potassium metabisulphite (KMS) for 24 hours. Dehydrated fig obtained were packed an aluminum foil pouch and kept for storage studies under ambient condition. Water activity and microbial counts were observed during storage studies. Dehydrated whole figs packed in aluminum foil pouches showed minimum water activity and microbial (mould) count at the end of storage.
Key words :
Fig, Microbial count, Solar tunnel dryer, Storage, Water activity.
