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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (19): 200-209.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0817

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Study on Fresh-Keeping Effect of Quantum Selenium on Fresh-cut Apples

LI Xuemin(), QIN Ziyi, LI Sihan, HUO Qiang, ZHANG Peifeng, ZHANG Xuemei()   

  1. College of Forestry, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei 071033
  • Received:2025-09-29 Revised:2026-08-17 Online:2026-10-15 Published:2026-10-15

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of soaking treatment with quantum selenium (food-grade) on the preservation of fresh-cut apples. ‘Fuji’ apples were sliced into approximately 5-6 mm thick pieces, and the slices were soaked in quantum selenium solutions diluted 300000, 150000 and 100000 times for 40 minutes. Control groups consisted of slices soaked in clean water and slices with no soaking treatment. The samples were stored at 4℃. Assessments, including photography and color difference measurement, were conducted at 0, 2, 4, and 6 days of storage. The browning degree, activities of browning-related enzymes (POD, PPO, PAL), contents of polyphenols and total quinones, and microbial counts of the treated groups were compared with the control groups. The results indicated that the soaking treatment with the 150000-fold diluted quantum selenium solution significantly inhibited the browning of fresh-cut apples, reduced the activities of related enzymes, decreased the contents of polyphenols and total quinones, maintained the sensory quality of the fresh-cut apples, inhibited microbial proliferation, and extended the shelf life of the fresh-cut apples.

Key words: quantum selenium, fresh-cut apples, browning, microorganisms, fruit quality

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