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  • Title: Dehydrofreezing of peach: Blanching, D-sodium erythorbate vacuum infiltration, vacuum dehydration, and nitrogen packaging affect the thawed quality of peach.
    Author: Fan X, Liu B, Cao J, Jiang W, Guo F, Zhang C, Nie X, Gong H.
    Journal: J Food Biochem; 2019 Jul; 43(7):e12830. PubMed ID: 31353742.
    Abstract:
    Peach slices were blanched (BL), vacuum infiltrated with D-sodium erythorbate (SE), predehydrated, and then nitrogen packaged (NP) before freezing to improve their quality. Our results showed that the BL, SE, and NP pretreatments remarkably improved the quality of frozen peaches. Frozen peaches pretreated by SE+NP+BL showed the highest total phenolic content (TPC), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging capacity after thawing at 20°C for 24 hr. The soluble solids content and firmness of low-maturity peaches dehydrated to 25% dehydration of their weight were 11.1% and 211.2% higher than those of the control samples, respectively, while their drip loss was 71.9% lower than that of the controls. In conclusion, pretreatment by BL, predehydration, SE, and NP before freezing can significantly improve the quality of frozen peaches after thawing. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: We believe that our study results have practical applications because the method of vacuum dehydration combined with blanching, nitrogen packaging, and D-sodium erythorbate treatment of peaches maintains their original taste, inhibits color change, and decreases drip loss. This method is suitable for fruit frozen and stored at a commercial freezing temperature of -20°C and does not need advanced equipment or technology. It can be easily carried out during the fruit freezing process and can be applied to other frozen stored fruits besides peaches.
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