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Ozonation as a Method of Abiotic Elicitation Improving the Health-Promoting Properties of Plant Products-A Review.

ABSTRACT: In this review, the primary objective was to systematize knowledge about the possibility of improving the health-promoting properties of raw plant products, defined as an increase in the content of bioactive compounds, by using ozone. The greatest attention has been paid to the postharvest treatment of plant raw materials with ozone because of its widespread use. The effect of this treatment on the health-promoting properties depends on the following different factors: type and variety of the fruit or vegetable, form and method of ozone treatment, and dosage of ozone. It seems that ozone applied in the form of ozonated water works more gently than in gaseous form. Relatively high concentration and long contact time used simultaneously might result in increased oxidative stress which leads to the degradation of quality. The majority of the literature demonstrates the degradation of vitamin C and deterioration of color after treatment with ozone. Unfortunately, it is not clear if ozone can be used as an elicitor to improve the quality of the raw material. Most sources prove that the best results in increasing the content of bioactive components can be obtained by applying ozone at a relatively low concentration for a short time immediately after harvest.

SUBMITTER: Sachadyn-Krol M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7288181 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ozonation as a Method of Abiotic Elicitation Improving the Health-Promoting Properties of Plant Products-A Review.

Sachadyn-Król Monika M Agriopoulou Sofia S

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200522 10

In this review, the primary objective was to systematize knowledge about the possibility of improving the health-promoting properties of raw plant products, defined as an increase in the content of bioactive compounds, by using ozone. The greatest attention has been paid to the postharvest treatment of plant raw materials with ozone because of its widespread use. The effect of this treatment on the health-promoting properties depends on the following different factors: type and variety of the fr ...[more]

PMID: 32455899

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Ozonation as a Method of Abiotic Elicitation Improving the Health-Promoting Properties of Plant Products-A Review.

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Ozonation as a Method of Abiotic Elicitation Improving the Health-Promoting Properties of Plant Products-A Review.

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