Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour) Processing: A Review
Journal Title: International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS) - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour) is the delicate fruit of immense value. Its production in Asia pacific regions countries including China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and India has shown a rise in last few years. Longan has a widespread postharvest use but, the major hindrance in its PHM (Postharvest management) is its poor shelf life. Its proper postharvest management starts from judging horticultural maturity and retaining all its sensory characteristics which are important for its consumer appeal. There are several problems which need to be taken care during its PHM. Flavour loss, fruit breakdown during rains and rind ageing are few of such its quality deteriorating factors. Knowledge of information regarding PHM techniques determines the shelf life of fruits. The important PHM techniques include a selection of cultivars with respect to consumer preference, maturity indices, postharvest treatment of forced air or hydro-cooling, fumigation with sulphur dioxide and lastly storage of fruits at low temperature. longan fruit can also be dried, canned or frozen and can be made available throughout the year. The knowledge of postharvest processing techniques along with varietal selection will help growers to enhance its processing level in a holistic approach.
Authors and Affiliations
K. Prasad, Pallavi Neha, Milan Kumar Lal, Abhay Kumar Gaurav
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- DOI 10.20546/ijcmas.2017.608.006
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