First Evidence of the Potential of Postharvest Hesperidin Treatments: Effects on Strawberry Quality During Storage

Strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) are highly perishable fruits that rapidly lose their quality properties, even when stored under cold conditions. The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of hesperidin (10, 50, and 100 mg L−1) to preserve harvest-ripe strawberry quality during cold storage (2 ◦C). The data obtained indicate that hesperidin treatments were able to delay fruit metabolism and thus weight loss, while maintaining firmness and delaying colour evolution,...