POMEGRANATE (Punica granatum): HEALTH BENEFITS, ECONOMIC VALUE AND POSTHARVEST PRESERVATION METHODS

Abstract

Consumer’s demand and commercial production for pomegranate has increased in the last decades due to their high nutritional value and unique sensory properties. In addition, pomegranate is a rich source of bioactive compounds and therefore its consumption provides many health benefits. In spite of the non-climacteric nature of the fruit, marketability and consumer acceptance is often limited by chilling injuries, cracks, husk scald and decay. In order to avoid these problems, different postharvest treatments have been used. These methods include heat treatments, modified atmosphere packaging, edible coating, chemical agents, and hurdle technology. Therefore, this review aims to summarize all the recent studies about the health benefits, economic value and effect of the different postharvest technologies used in whole pomegranate and pomegranate arils.

Keywords

• Pomegranate
• health benefits
• economic value
• postharvest technologies

NAR (Punica granatum): SAĞLIĞA YARARI, EKONOMİK DEĞERİ VE HASAT SONRASI MUHAFAZA METOTLARI

Abstract

Narın sahip olduğu yüksek besleyici değeri ve benzersiz duyusal özellikleri sebebiyle tüketici talebi ve ticari üretimi son yıllarda artmıştır. Buna ek olarak, nar biyoaktif bileşenler açısından zengin bir kaynaktır ve bu yüzden tüketimi sağlık bakımından birçok fayda sağlamaktadır. Klimakterik olmayan doğasına rağmen, pazarlanabilirliği ve tüketici tarafından kabulü; soğuk zararı, çatlama, kabukta kahverengileşme ve çürüme gibi çeşitli faktörlerden sınırlanmaktadır. Bu problemleri önlemek için farklı hasat sonrası uygulamalar kullanılmaktadır. Bu yöntemler; ısı uygulamaları, modifiye atmosfer ambalajlama, yenilebilir kaplamalar, kimyasal ajanlar ve engel teknolojisini içermektedir. Bu nedenle derlemenin amacı; narın sağlığa faydası, ekonomik değeri ve hasat sonrasında kullanılan farklı teknolojilerin bütün nar ve nar taneleri üzerine etkisini güncel kaynaklardan yararlanarak özetlemektir.

Keywords

• Nar
• sağlık yararı
• ekonomik değer
• hasat sonrası teknolojiler

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