Premium
Effects of Post‐Harvest Handling and Processing on Vitamin Contents of Peas
Author(s) -
LEE C. Y.,
MASSEY L. M.,
BUREN J. P.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb12755.x
Subject(s) - blanching , ascorbic acid , food science , niacin , vitamin , chemistry , cultivar , vitamin c , carotene , dehydroascorbic acid , botany , biology , biochemistry
Vitamin contents of peas were measured at various stages of raw product handling, during 1976–1979 seasons, on different cultivars, on different sizes of peas, at various stages of processing, and at different processing plants. Some cultivar differences were shown in ascorbic acid, carotene, and folic acid, and different sizes of peas contained significantly different amounts of ascorbic acid, carotene, and thiamin contents. Profound effects were observed during blanching and thermal processing of peas. Ascorbic acid, thiamin, vitamin B 6 , and niacin contents of canned peas were significantly (95% level) lower than those of fresh peas. Also some significant differences in vitamin contents of canned peas among different processing plants were observed.