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Conventional postharvest practices and their impact on saffron quality ‒ a study
Article number
1200_23
Pages
139 – 144
Language
English
Abstract
Traditional postharvest practices being followed in Kashmir is main reason for quality deterioration and recovery loss.
Picking of 2-day-old flowers in lose baskets with pistil separation time of 10-12 h after flower picking improves saffron recovery to 37.5 g kg-1 of fresh saffron flowers.
Drying of saffron in vacuum, solar or hot air scientific dryers not only reduces drying time but improves colour by 97.3%, bitterness by 80% and flavor by 71.11%.
Picking of 2-day-old flowers in lose baskets with pistil separation time of 10-12 h after flower picking improves saffron recovery to 37.5 g kg-1 of fresh saffron flowers.
Drying of saffron in vacuum, solar or hot air scientific dryers not only reduces drying time but improves colour by 97.3%, bitterness by 80% and flavor by 71.11%.
Authors
F.A. Nehvi, J.K. Dhar, S.S. Sheikh, A.M. Iqbal, A.A. John
Keywords
flower age, collection material, pistil separation time, drying system, quality, recovery, saffron
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