Effects of different heat treatment temperatures (70 °C and 121 °C) on the texture characteristics of different varieties of canned lychee pulpa.
| Cultivars | Hardness/N | Elasticity | Cohesiveness | Chewiness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiwei | UH 9 d | 245 ± 16 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.52 ± 0.02 | 87 ± 8 |
| HT70 13 d | 182 ± 14 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 81 ± 8 | |
| HT121 25 d | 88 ± 9 | 0.36 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 9 ± 2 | |
| Nuomici | UH 9 d | 217 ± 18 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 0.54 ± 0.03 | 73 ± 7 |
| HT70 13 d | 184 ± 9 | 0.45 ± 0.06 | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 35 ± 4 | |
| HT121 25 d | 98 ± 10 | 0.33 ± 0.02 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 6 ± 1 | |
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UH: unheated; HT70: 70 °C heat treatment; HT121: 121 °C heat treatment. Means ± SDs, n = 3.