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Microstructural Differences Among Adzuki Bean (Vigna Angularis) Cultivars, Anup Engquist, Barry G. Swanson
Microstructural Differences Among Adzuki Bean (Vigna Angularis) Cultivars, Anup Engquist, Barry G. Swanson
Food Structure
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study microstructural differences among five adzuki bean cultivars: Erimo, Express, Hatsune, Takara and VBSC. Seed coat surfaces showed different patterns of cracks, pits and deposits . Cross-sections of the seed coats revealed well organized layers of elongated palisade cells followed by many layers of amorphous parenchyma cells. Typical sub-epidermal layers of organized columnar, hour-glass cells were characteristica11y absent in the five cultivars of adzuki beans. The cross-sections of the cotyledons revealed intercellular materials between storage cells. Storage cells in Hatsune cultivar were loosely packed with many intercellular spaces as compared to the other …
Scanning Electron Microscopy Structure And Firmness Of Papain Treated Apple Slices, Yaguang Luo, Max E. Patterson, Barry G. Swanson
Scanning Electron Microscopy Structure And Firmness Of Papain Treated Apple Slices, Yaguang Luo, Max E. Patterson, Barry G. Swanson
Food Structure
'Mcintosh' apple (Malus domesrica Borkh.) slices were treated with papain. Textural changes were recorded with an Instron Universal Testing Machine. Structural changes and distribution of microorganisms in apple tissues after treatment were observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Apple slices submerg ed in a 1% papain solution were significantly firmer than apple slices submerged in the distilled water control for a 24 hour period (P < 0.05). Three and four days after slicing , a significantly smaller decay index was observed on the apple slices submerged in papain solution than on the control slices. Under SEM, less severe cell wall breakdown was observed on the apple tissues treated with papain than on apple tissues without treatment. Less spores were also observed on the papain treated apple slices than apple slices without treatment. Apple tissues treated with papain solution and distilled water also demonstrated noticeable st ru ctural differences. The apple tissues treated with papain solution for 18 hours retained the original cell structure while the cells in the apple tissues treated with distilled water collapsed.