Effect of some chemical treatments on the quality and storability of sugar beet roots after harvest. | ||||
Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
Article 3, Volume 43, Issue 2, May 2012, Page 32-42 PDF (353.81 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2012.266704 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Reda A. Gomaa1; mohamed elrefi1; Samy I. El- Syiad1; Saeb A. Hafez2 | ||||
1Food Science& Technology Dept. -Faculty of Agriculture- Assuit University- Assuit- Egypt. | ||||
2Food Technology Institute -Agricultural Research Center- Giza- Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Thisinvestigationwas carried out to study the chemical and technologicalchangesof sugar beet roots during storage in open air after different chemical treatments(calciumhydroxide,sodium metabisulfite and sulfur dioxide). Samples of sugar beet roots were taken from the research fields of Delta sugar company, Kafr El-sheikh Governorate, Egypt during 2010 harvest season. The results revealed that the roots treated with Na2S2O5 recorded the highest values of roots quality, and sucrose recovery | ||||
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