Texture changes in canned apricots following infection of the fresh fruit with Rhizopus stolonifer

Texture changes in canned apricots. II.

Texture changes in canned apricots. II. Study of infection with Rhizopus stolonifer under commercial conditions

✍ K. A. Harper; B. B. Beattie; D. J. Best 📂 Article 📅 1973 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 271 KB

## Abstract The softening or “texture breakdown” found in canned apricots from the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of N.S.W. and thought to be caused by a pectolytic enzyme derived from __Rhizopus stolonifer__ was not prevented by the heat treatment normally given in canning. A large experiment simula