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Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, fruit becomes sweeter, less green (typically 'redder'), and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem tarter. This is attributed to the Brix-Acid Ratio.^[1]

• 4List of ripening and non-ripening fruits
• 5Ripening regulation

Ripening agents[edit]

Ripening agents speed up the ripening process.

1. Bitter truth about fruit with reference to artificial ripener A. Dhembare Dept. Of Zoology, P. College, Pravaranagar, Maharashtra ABSTRACT In the haste to fruit ripening chemicals and ripening agents are used by retailers and farmers. There are about fifteen (or more) artificial ripener available and practiced on one or other fruits.
2. Selected References. Ethylene metabolism in tomato fruit. Relationship of ethylene evolution to fruit respiration and ripening. Can J Biochem Physiol. 1956 Nov;34 (6):1261–1270. Workman M, Pratt HK. Studies on the Physiology of Tomato Fruits. Ethylene Production at 20 degrees C as Related to Respiration, Ripening, and Date of Harvest.

Use of Calcium Carbide for Artificial Ripening of Fruits. -Its Application and Hazards. Bhattarai and Kshitij Shrestha. E-mail: ukbhattarai21@hotmail.com. A review of different articles related to artificial ripening was done. Focus was given on the hazards and applications of calcium carbide for artificial.

They allow many fruits to be picked prior to full ripening, which is useful, since ripened fruits do not ship well. For example, bananas are picked when green and artificially ripened after shipment by being gassed with ethylene.

Calcium carbide is also used in some countries for artificially ripening fruit. When calcium carbide comes in contact with moisture, it produces acetylene gas, which is quite similar in its effects to the natural ripening agent, ethylene. Acetylene acts like ethylene and accelerates the ripening process. Industrial-grade calcium carbide may also contain traces of arsenic and phosphorus which makes it a human health concern.^[2] The use of this chemical for this purpose is illegal in most countries.^{[3][4][failed verification]}

Catalytic generators are used to produce ethylene gas simply and safely. Ethylene sensors can be used to precisely control the amount of gas.

Covered fruit ripening bowls are commercially available. The manufacturers claim the bowls increase the amount of ethylene and carbon dioxide gases around the fruit, which promotes ripening.

Climacteric fruits are able to continue ripening after being picked, a process accelerated by ethylene gas. Non-climacteric fruits can ripen only on the plant and thus have a short shelf life if harvested when they are ripe.

Some fruits can be ripened by placing them in a plastic bag with a ripe banana, as the banana will release ethylene.^[5]

Ripening indicators[edit]

Iodine (I) can be used to determine whether fruit is ripening or rotting by showing whether the starch in the fruit has turned into sugar. For example, a drop of iodine on a slightly rotten part (not the skin) of an apple will stay yellow or orange, since starch is no longer present. If the iodine is applied and takes 2–3 seconds to turn dark blue or black, then the process of ripening has begun but is not yet complete. If the iodine becomes black immediately, then most of the starch is still present at high concentrations in the sample, and hence the fruit hasn't fully started to ripen.

Ripening stages[edit]

Climacteric fruits undergo a number of changes during fruit ripening. The major changes include fruit softening, sweetening, decreased bitterness, and colour change. These changes begin in an inner part of the fruit, the locule, which is the gel-like tissue surrounding the seeds. Ripening-related changes initiate in this region once seeds are viable enough for the process to continue, at which point ripening-related changes occur in the next successive tissue of the fruit called the pericarp^[6]. As this ripening process occurs, working its way from the inside towards outer most tissue of the fruit, the observable changes of softening tissue, and changes in color and carotenoid content occur. Specifically, this process activates ethylene production and the expression of ethylene-response genes affiliated with the phenotypic changes seen during ripening^[7]. Colour change is the result of pigments, which were always present in the fruit, becoming visible when chlorophyll is degraded.^[8] However, additional pigments are also produced by the fruit as it ripens.^[9]

In fruit, the cell walls are mainly composed of polysaccharides including pectin. During ripening, a lot of the pectin is converted from a water-insoluble form to a soluble one by certain degrading enzymes.^[10] These enzymes include polygalacturonase.^[8] This means that the fruit will become less firm as the structure of the fruit is degraded.

Enzymatic breakdown and hydrolysis of storage polysaccharides occurs during ripening.^[8] The main storage polysaccharides include starch.^[8] These are broken down into shorter, water-soluble molecules such as fructose, glucose and sucrose.^[11] During fruit ripening, gluconeogenesis also increases.^[8]

Acids are broken down in ripening fruits^[11] and this contributes to the sweeter rather than sharp tastes associated with unripe fruits. In some fruits such as guava, there is a steady decrease in vitamin C as the fruit ripens.^[12] This is mainly as a result of the general decrease in acid content that occurs when a fruit ripens.^[8]

Different fruit have different ripening stages. In tomatoes the ripening stages are:

• Green: When the surface of the tomato is completely green
• Breaker: When less than 10% of the surface is red
• Turning: When less than 30% of the surface is red (but no less than 10%)
• Pink: When less than 60% of the surface is red (but no less than 30%)
• Light Red: When less than 90% of the surface is red (but no less than 60%)
• Red: When the surface is nearly completely red.^[13]

List of ripening and non-ripening fruits[edit]

This is an incomplete list of fruits that are ripening and non-ripening after picking.

Ripening[edit]

• Avocado, mature on the tree, but only ripen after being picked

Non-ripening[edit]

• Berries:
• Watermelon^{[citation needed]}

Ripening regulation[edit]

There are two patterns of fruit ripening: climacteric that is induced by ethylene and non-climacteric that occurs independently of ethylene.^[14] This distinction can be useful in determining the ripening processes of various fruits, since climacteric fruits continue ripening after they are removed due to the presence of ethylene, while nonclimacteric fruits only ripen while still attached to the plant. In non-climacteric fruits, auxins act to inhibit ripening. They do this by repressing genes involved in cell modification and anthocyanin synthesis.^[15] Ripening can be induced by abscisic acid, specifically the process of sucrose accumulation as well as color acquisition and firmness.^[16] While ethylene plays a major role in the ripening of climacteric plants, it still has effects in non-climacteric species as well. In strawberries, it was shown to stimulate color and softening processes. Studies found that the addition of exogenous ethylene induces secondary ripening processes in strawberries, stimulating respiration.^[17] They suggested that this process involves ethylene receptors that may vary between climacteric and non-climacteric fruits.

Methyl jasmonate[edit]

Jasmonate is involved in multiple aspects of the ripening process in non-climacteric fruits. This class of hormones includes jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate. Studies showed that the expression of genes involved in various pathways in ripening was increased with the addition of methyl jasmonate.^[14] This study found that methyl jasmonate led to an increase in red coloration and the accumulation of lignin and anthocyanins, which can be used as ripening indicators. The genes they analyzed include those involved in anthocyanin accumulation, cell wall modification, and ethylene synthesis; all of which promote fruit ripening.^[14]

Abscisic acid[edit]

ABA also plays an important role in the ripening of non-climacteric plants. It has been shown to increase the rate of ethylene production and anthocyanin concentrations.^[16] Ripening was enhanced, as seen with the accelerated fruit coloration and softening. This occurs because ABA acts as a regulator of ethylene production, increasing synthesis similarly to climacteric fruits.^[16]

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See also[edit]

• Bletting, a post-ripening reaction that some fruits undergo before they are edible

References[edit]

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2. ^Per, Hüseyin; Kurtoğlu, Selim; Yağmur, Fatih; Gümüş, Hakan; Kumandaş, Sefer; Poyrazoğlu, M. Hakan (2007). 'Calcium carbide poisoning via food in childhood'. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 32 (2): 179–80. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.05.049. PMID17307629.
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6. ^4.. Shinozaki, Y. et al. High Resolution spatiotemporal transcriptome mapping of tomato fruit development and ripening. Nature Communications. 9, 364. (2018).
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13. ^'Guide to ripening stages'(PDF). Lagorio family companies.
14. ^ ^abcConcha, Cristóbal M.; Figueroa, Nicolás E.; Poblete, Leticia A.; Oñate, Felipe A.; Schwab, Wilfried; Figueroa, Carlos R. (2013-09-01). 'Methyl jasmonate treatment induces changes in fruit ripening by modifying the expression of several ripening genes in Fragaria chiloensis fruit'. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 70: 433–444. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.06.008. ISSN0981-9428.
15. ^Aharoni, Asaph; Keizer, Leopold C. P.; Broeck, Hetty C. Van Den; Blanco-Portales, Rosario; Muñoz-Blanco, Juan; Bois, Gregory; Smit, Patrick; Vos, Ric C. H. De; O'Connell, Ann P. (2002-07-01). 'Novel Insight into Vascular, Stress, and Auxin-Dependent and -Independent Gene Expression Programs in Strawberry, a Non-Climacteric Fruit'. Plant Physiology. 129 (3): 1019–1031. doi:10.1104/pp.003558. ISSN0032-0889. PMC166497. PMID12114557.
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External links[edit]

• Koning, Ross E. (1994). 'Fruit Ripening'. Plant Physiology Information Website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
• Oetiker, J.H.; Yang, S.F. (1995). 'The role of ethylene in fruit ripening'. Acta Horticulturae. 398 (398): 167–178. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.398.17.
• Burg SP, Burg EA (March 1962). 'Role of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening'. Plant Physiol. 37 (2): 179–89. doi:10.1104/pp.37.2.179. PMC549760. PMID16655629.
• Chu, Michael. 'Fruit Ripening: Fruits which ripen after harvest'. Cooking For Engineers.

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