Structural Carbohydrate Differences and Potential Source of Dietary Fiber of Onion ( Allium cepa L.) Tissues

Structural and chemical differences in t

Structural and chemical differences in the cell wall regions in relation to scale firmness of three onion (Allium cepa L.) selections at harvest and during storage

✍ Timothy W Coolong; William M Randle; Louise Wicker 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 443 KB

## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** Firmness in vegetables is an important textural attribute affecting consumer attitudes toward freshness and quality. Firmness, structural carbohydrates, polygalacturonase (PG), and pectin methylesterase (PME) activity were measured in three onion (__Allium cepa__ L.) lin