Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Sensorial, Chemical, and Microbiological Quality of Frozen Corn and Peas

Authors: Fan, Xuetong1; Sokorai, Kimberly J.B.1

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Volume 70, Number 8, August 2007 , pp. 1901-1908(8)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

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Abstract:

The effects of irradiation (0, 1.8, and 4.5 kGy) on the quality of frozen corn and peas were investigated during a 12-month period of postirradiation storage at −18°C. Irradiation of frozen corn and peas caused a reduction in ascorbic acid content of both vegetables and a loss of texture in peas but had no significant effects on instrumental color parameters (L*, a*, and b*), carotenoid and chlorophyll content, or antioxidant capacity of corn and peas. Irradiation reduced microbial loads of frozen peas and increased display life at 23°C of thawed peas by preserving the green color, apparently because of slower increases in the population of acid-producing microorganisms in the irradiated samples. Overall, irradiation significantly reduced the microbial load and increased the display life of peas and had minimal detrimental effects on the quality of frozen corn and peas.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA

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