In order to prolong the storage period of fresh-cut lettuce, provide theoretical basis for the application of calcium lactate in the processing technology of fresh-cut lettuce, in this study, lettuce was used as the test material to investigate the physiological mechanism of different concentrations(0(CK), 1.5, 3.0,4.5 g/L) of calcium lactate(CAL) treatments in controlling the browning of fresh-cut lettuce. The evaluation indexes included the physiological characteristics such as weight loss rate, browning index(BI), chlorophyll content, relative conductivity, malondialdehyde(MDA) content, and vitamin C(Vc) content, polyphenol oxidase(PPO) activity, peroxidase(POD) activity, phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL) activity, and the changes in antioxidant substances such as the acitivities of ascorbic acid(Vc), polyphenol oxidase(PPO), peroxidase(POD), and phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL) and the total phenolic content of fresh-cut lettuce during storage. The effect of different concentrations of CAL on the storage quality of fresh-cut lettuce was analyzed. The results showed that the moisture content of fresh-cut lettuce treated with CAL was higher until the eighth day of storage; however, the fresh-cut lettuce treated with the control(CK) appeared wilting and it was two days earlier than the lettuce treated with 3.0 g/L and 4.5 g/L of CAL. Compared to the control, different concentrations of CAL could delay the decomposition of chlorophyll, maintain the relative integrity of the cell membrane, reduce the loss of Vc, suppress the activities of PPO, POD, and PAL, and slow down the decrease in total phenolic content. The effect of 3.0 g/L of CALtreatment was the most significangt, the activities of PAL, PPO, and POD in the 3.0 g/L CAL treatment were 30.1%, 45.5%, and 24% lower, respectively, than those in the control group on the tenth day of storage. Additionally, the total phenol content was 1.6 times that of the control, acting as an antioxidant to alleviate enzymatic browning of fresh-cut lettuce. The 3.0 g/L CAL treatment was more beneficial in delaying enzymatic browning, maintaining good physiological characteristics and antioxidant quality of fresh-cut lettuce, preserving its commercial value during the ten-day storage period, the shelf life of the treatment was four days longer than that of the control.
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