Marina Christofi

Cyprus University of Technology · Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science

Canning accounts for the vast majority of all processed peach tonnage with other products being frozen sliced and diced products, dried peaches, and baby food purées. Non-melting peach cultivars are used for the canning process, while some freestone cultivars are processed for fruit sections, purée, or juice. All these cultivars have been bred for...

Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) is widely consumed both fresh and processed. Scarce information exists regarding the fate of phytochemicals after the peach canning process. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the compositional variability and impact of processing on the bioactive compounds profile of eight non-melting peach cultivars, b...

Peach (Prunus persica) fruit is widely consumed, both as fresh or as processed (mostly by canning) product. Despite its economic importance, a limited number of studies have dealt with quality assessment of clingstone peach cultivars after thermal processing. Thus, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of canning process on compos...

The cover image is based on the Research Article Elaboration of novel and comprehensive protocols toward determination of textural properties and other sensorial attributes of canning peach fruit, by Marina Christofi et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/jtxs.12577.

Peach (Prunus persica) products are destined for fresh consumption or are being consumed after processing in various forms. Despite its huge economic importance, no standardized protocols to define sensorial attributes and mechanical properties of canned peaches exist. Thus, the aim of the current study was dual and included the setting up of a lis...

Due to scalar on-tree ripening, harvest of loquat fruit is successive, spanning for several weeks, depending on the cultivar considered and the cultivation practices applied. Notably, early harvested fruit receive appreciably high prices on the market. The aim of the current study was to dissect the effect of harvesting day on mechanical properties...