1Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
2Director, National Research Centre for Pomegranate, Sholapur, Maharashtra
3Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
Division of Post-Harvest Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
*Corresponding author E-mail: neelaphd@gmail.com
Online published on 21 March, 2016.
An experiment was conducted to find out the effect of varieties and minimal processing on glucosinolates content in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, during 2004–2006. Among cauliflower cultivars, Pusa Sharad had higher amount of glucosinolates (149.27 μmol/100 g), followed by Pusa Himjyoti (85.44 μmol/100 g). Cauliflower Sweta cut into florets, pre-treated with 150 ppm sodium hypochlorite for 2 minutes and 1% citric acid for 5 minutes, packed in HDPE (500-L gauge), LDPE (100-L gauge) and PP (100-L gauge) and stored at 5° C for 20 days. Afterwords, glucosinolates content was higher in cauliflower packed in HDPE films (55.78 μmol/100 g), followed by LDPE (43.74 μmol/100 g) and PP packaging (48.89 μmol/100 g).
Cauliflower, Glucosinolates, Mminimal processing, Phytochemicals, Varieties, Organic soil, Phenolic compounds
