Nicole Giuggioli

DISAFA-Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences - University of Study Torino

The consumption of tropical fruits has been increasing throughout the world, especially in non-producing countries. Among the fruits in this category, bananas (Musa spp.) have consistently demonstrated a growing trend in both purchases and consumption throughout the world, and also in Italy. The following question therefore arises: is there a corre...

Consumption of the avocado fruit and its availability in the retail market has increased in recent decades and with it the desire to learn more about the market and consumer choices. This research aims to explore the consumers' preference heterogeneity toward avocado fruit in Italy assessing their personal eating orientation and socio-demographic f...

Fruit seed oils are of new interest due to their significant properties and can be a good opportunity to recover fruit waste. Actinidia arguta (baby kiwi) fruits are a novelty in the market and berries can be consumed with the peels. Due to their limited shelf life, fruits are very perishable and the waste management techniques used post-harvest ar...

Qualitative and DNA analysis can be performed by taking a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate apple juices, the relevant values of which are a function of the origin, processing method and cultivar used. In detail, the aims of this study were to characterize apple juices through physiochemical analysis, sensory analysis and DNA analysis to evalu...

Blueberry quality is one of the most important elements that needs to be evaluated when automatisation processes, such as harvest automation, occur along the supply chain. The aim of this work was to evaluate the suitability of two blueberry cultivars, of new introduction for the area of study, to the mechanical harvest. Particularly the influence...

Baby kiwi, also called hardy kiwi (Actinida arguta) is native to East Asia and currently commercialized in USA, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and Europe; however, it is still relatively unknown to consumers. In recent years, baby kiwi has gained popularity due to its nutraceutical superiority over the well-accepted green kiwi and its ease of consumpti...

This study reports some preliminary results on mechanical blueberry harvesting for the fresh market of cv. Cargo® in the Piedmont region (northwest Italy). The investigated area is one of the most productive areas of Italy, which specializes in fresh blueberry production. The automatization of harvesting operations could represent a competitive adv...

Featured Application: To date, no studies have been reported on the sensory lexicon for the characterization of Actinidia arguta fruits, for which validation could be important to improve the knowledge of the qualitative characteristics of baby kiwi. The aim of this manuscript, reported as a short communication, was to use the check-all-that-apply...

Consumer interest in avocado fruit has increased in the last decade in Europe. Nutritional and quality attributes affect the choice of these fruits, whose characteristics must also be maintained in the postharvest period. The preference regarding the feasibility of eating ripe fruits can assure and improve the success of the emerging marketing of a...

The consumption of traditional wine has decreased in Europe during the last fifteen years. In parallel, new wine alternatives obtained by blending wines and fruit juices or by flavoring wines with artificial or natural flavors have appeared on the market. Recently, an innovative fruit wine obtained by co-fermentation of grape must and kiwi juice ha...

Attribute's perception and impact on liking are crucial in quality assessments. An approach with analytical and sensory methods is often necessary to ensure a reliable description of quality perception without neglecting product's characterization. Moreover, the presence of nonlinear patterns demands appropriate models. A methodology is proposed to...

Quality criteria for fresh produce are often underestimated in the industry, as the majority of parameters regulated are visual. Consequentially, this negatively affects the physicochemical, nutraceutical and organoleptic properties of the end product offered to the consumer. To deal with this, more information is required about the pre-and posthar...

Background Marketing strategies, such as branding, redefine how consumers perceive quality and create new requirements related to season length and quality homogeneity, among others. For short-day (SD) strawberry cultivar brands, the commercial season is short due to a dependency on temperature and photoperiod. A plausible strategy to extend the co...

The high quality of the various biotypes present in the natural or cultivated state is one of the main features for caper production. Up to now, however, no selection activity has been carried out in order to identify the most suitable accessions for providing better quality products. In this paper, we report the first results of a selection of cap...

The Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) was applied to assess deterioration patterns and evaluate quality stability of bananas samples with 5 different origins. Quality evaluation (weight loss, dry matter, colour, total soluble solids, texture and nutraceutical analysis) was conducted at 21°C for up to 12 days of storage time. Ecuador samples retained a...

Harvesting quality is a latent concept that is often summarised by several attributes, which in turn may be described as complex parameters due to their multicomponent structure. Multivariate techniques such as Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) and Partial least square (PLS) analysis represent suitable tools to investigate quality indices as they are...

Single-cultivar juices may be a valuable way to introduce different versions of a product to the market and obtain price discrimination. To communicate a product's value, complex characteristics incorporated by each cultivar must be identified. New sensory methods rely on the assessor's ability to recall attributes; however, the use of objective vo...

Strategies are needed to reduce the substantial fruit losses of Actinidia arguta (speciality fruits) caused by the high perishability of the edible skin. Fruit leathers are considered a valuable opportunity to meet the requirements of today’s consumers searching for healthy and time-saving products. This work aimed to (a) develop a novel baby kiwif...

Few studies have investigated sensory quality in multi-varietal fruit brands due to challenges in making comparisons between varieties harvested sequentially throughout the season. Sensory data are collected in crisp form and analysed using a great amount of numerical data. However, human perception is vague and an assessor’s opinion comes in lingu...

The challenge of developing a sustainable production system includes the reduction of emissions, the efficient use of resources, and the transition to renewable energy. The bioeconomy proposes a development model aimed at reducing impacts and risks associated with the use of non-renewable resources considering the life cycle of products. The Europe...

Baby kiwi fruits (Actinidia arguta) represents a relatively new product in the fresh italian market and the crop is grown in recent years. They are similar to berries and their storage period is different from other kiwi. The aim of this work is to evaluate the evolution of some quality parameters of packaged fruits of two cultivar actually markete...

In the baby kiwifruit food chain, the extent of losses caused by high perishability of the edible skin is a barrier for these fruit's position in the fresh market. Thus, maintaining the overall quality in the warehouse is fundamental for the market channel. The wrapping technique with a stretch film represents a fine opportunity for maintaining fru...

A chlorine dioxide generating pad has been used as postharvest treatment to maintain the quality and safety of strawberries in two different storage conditions. During the short storage time (3 days at 4°C + 2 days at 20°C) fruit treated with ClO2 maintained better quality parameters, as color, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, anthocyanins...

The use of sustainable sanitization technique such as those of the ionization represent a good opportunity to the management of the post harvest of fresh and perishable fruits of short shelf life such as strawberry and more so if the application of these technologies does not influence significantly the evolution of the qualitative and nutraceutica...

The introduction and the development of the kiwifruit industry in Italy have been quite recent, Italy’s kiwi growers have become world-leading players over the past 20 years. In the last five years, the bacterial canker of kiwifruit known as Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae (PSA) has caused a dramatic reduction in the size of the areas cultivate...

The sustainability of packaging is an important part of food system innovation and it can influence the purchase decision for the fresh produce. In this work, we evaluated the qualitative performance and the consumer acceptability of three starch films for the blueberry modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) storage under fluctuating temperatures. Fru...

The local fruit biodiversity can represent a good opportunity to maintain the agriculture and to develop economies in "marginal" territory such as those in the mountain rural areas. The genetic diversity of the Morus spp. is little known in the Western Pamir mountains, so that the objective of the present study was to improve the knowledge of the p...

The growing trend market of fresh products is driven by a consumer oriented to new lifestyles and environmental issues. The berries market in Europe represents a good example of a consumer driven supply chain, due to the capacity to answer all the sequences of the system. To explore the process developed by fruit growers' associated groups in Italy...

Empirical models for the softening of Actinidia deliciosa fruits (exponential decay, complementary Gompertz and modified Boltzmann models) were applied to the ‘Hortgem Tahi®’ and ‘Hortgem Rua®’ cultivars of Actinidia arguta (Seib. Et Zucc.) Planch. Ex Miq, and the ‘Jingold®Jintao’ cultivar of Actinidia chinensis Planch., all of which are emerging c...

The strawberries having an high perishability are more likely off-flavor during the postharvest. The control of volatile composition and quality of fruits during the postharvest handling is important especially in response to the change of the storage temperature. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of "green" passive MAP using f...

This study evaluated the texture profile analysis, total soluble solids (TSS) and the fruit skin colour of four day neutral strawberry cultivars cultivated in Italy (Anabelle, Murano*, Portola* and Triumph) at four harvest times. The interrelationships of the analysed parameters was determined using principal component analysis to suggest the best...

The study investigated the effects of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) gas on the postharvest quality of raspberries (cv Grandeur) during storage. Weight loss, color, total soluble solids content (TSSC), titratable acidity (TA), pH, vitamin C, total phenols, anthocyanins and antioxidant capacity were evaluated. The ClO2 positively influenced weight loss, co...

Biodiversity linked to fruit cultivation plays a key role in terms of the availability of quality products and nutraceutical compounds for the food industry. Thus underutilized species such as Sorbus domestica L. can be an important resource. The aim of this study was to evaluate 31 local accessions from different growing areas on the Island of Sic...

The use of green materials in the packaging can drive the choice of fresh fruits by the consumers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the suitability of green wrapping films for use in passive modified atmosphere packaging for the storage of strawberries (cv. Portola) for 7 days at 1 ± 1°C followed by an additional 2 days at 20 ± 1°C. One...

Nell’ambito del processo di transizione che attraversano oggi le aree rurali, le prospettive future di sviluppo sono imprescindibili dalla costruzione di un’interazione crescente con le realtà urbane e quindi di un maggior confronto tra produttori e consumatori. La creazione di reti, può costituire una “terza via” percorribile (Amin e Thrift, 1995)...

In the context of the transition process that rural areas are currently facing, the prospects for future development essentially depend on an increasing interaction with urban areas, thus establishing a more communicative and collaborative relationship between producers and consumers. The creation of networks could open up a possible "third way" (A...

The concern for products that meet the requirements of sustainability is a key factor that drives consumers and can be the engine of a successful economy in the food businesses. In the specific case of the fresh fruit and vegetables, more than ever, sustainability understood as a greater focus on the social and environmental performance of the prod...

The use of quality indicators is crucial in selling plums in more distant markets and the evaluation of freshness through multiple index is fundamental to evaluate the goodness of the storage technique. In this study we evaluated the quality of two european plums cultivars ('Ramasin' and 'Ariddo di Core' with purple and yellow flesh colour respecti...

The use of biodegradable films to replace traditional materials for storage in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) represents a competitive advantage in terms of sustainability of post-harvest supply chain of highly perishable products such as raspberries. We evaluated the performances of three biodegradable and non commercial films (F1, F2 and F3)...

The influence of active modified atmosphere packaging MAP (10.0 kPa of O2and5 kPa of CO2) on palletized system was evaluated to extend the marketability of fresh plums cv. Angeleno. Fruits were wrapped with a polyethylene film in pallet bag units at 1C and 90% relative humidity for up to 60 days. The gas values of the pallet bags, the fruit weight los...

The use of biodegradable films to replace traditional materials for storage in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) represents a competitive advantage in terms of sustainability of postharvest supply chain of highly perishable products such as raspberries. We evaluated the performances of three biodegradable and noncommercial films (film 1, film 2 a...

The raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fruit is considered a very delicate and highly perishable fruit. This study was conducted to evaluate the evolutions of acetaldehyde (AA), ethyl acetate (EA), ethanol (ETOH), the headspace gas composition (O2 and CO2) and the quality parameters (weight losses, colour, total solid soluble and the titratable acidity) o...

Thirty four plum local varieties and accessions obtained from different growing area of the Sicilian island were analyzed for their qualitative and nutraceutical properties and three commercialcultivar were used as references. These properties included the fruit fresh weight (g), the pulp firmness (FFF), the total soluble solids (TSS), the titratab...

The raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fruit is considered a very delicate and highly perishable fruit. The modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) is a technique that is being increasingly used to extend the shelf life of fresh fruits. Changes in the temperature storage conditions of the fruits supply chain (transport and retailer) affect and modify the leve...

The improvement of the storage solutions and the infrastructure is a significant opportunity to the management of the post - harvest fruit losses and the maintenance of the quality in the supply chain. The environmental issue and the sustainability of the applied processes are the key of the succesful for the innovation of the food system; the sani...

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) has been found to extend the shelf life of raspberries, but temperature fluctuations could result in quality and aroma changes. Fruits cv. Himbo Top were evaluated after wrapping with biodegradable and polypropylene (PP) films under passive and active MAP conditions for 96 h (48 h at 1°C followed by 48 h at 18°C)...

In this study, noncommercial biodegradable and compostable nonperforated films (F2, F3, F4) were evaluated for modified atmosphere packaging storage for 5 days at 1 ± 1C and 7 days at 20 ± 1C of raspberries cv. Grandeur. After measuring the CO2 (PeCO2) and the O2 (PeO2) permeability of new films at different temperatures , the most important qualit...

Strawberry fruits (cv. Evie2) were stored at 18 ± 1C for 2 days with a biobased and a polypropylene film in a passive and an active modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and the packages were compared with a control (perfored) film. The effect of MAP on weight loss, color, flesh fruit firmness, soluble solids content, titratable acidity and aroma vo...

Postharvest technologies as the lowering of the storage temperature, the modifying of air composition and the packaging are needed to preserve the quality of plums at optimum levels during transportation and marketing. In this work, we determined the effects of three different box bags (75 cm x 110 cm): F1 (Mater Bi, 30 µm), F2 (LLDPE, 30 µm), F3 t...

ntroduction. Innovation in the management of perishability/freshness is an essential theme of the future fruit sector, not only for commercial and distribution systems but also for production. Plastic films with modified atmospheres represent a postharvest technology that can be used to store stone fruits, such as apricots, that have a short shelf...

Effect of different packaging materials on postharvest quality of cv. Envie2 strawberry Abstract Strawberry fruits require appropriate storage technology to maintain post harvest quality. In order to improve the shelf-life and to reduce the decrease of qualitative and nutraceutical characteristics the effects of different packaging conditions were...

This study evaluated the effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on the storage of cv. Evie2 strawberries, packaged using different materials (biobased, polypropylene and perforated) under different gas compositions (passive and active MAP). The fruits were stored for a maximum time of 7 days at a temperature of 1±1°C and at 90-95% relative...

The commerce of fresh chestnuts deserves special attention due to the postharvest storage pro- cesses that are intended to guarantee quality and shelf life maintenance. The aim of this work was to store fresh chestnuts for a maximum period of 90 days at 1 (±1°C) and 90-95% relative humidity (RH) using a modified-atmosphere (MA; 80% CO2) technology....

The aim of this work was to store fresh yellow plums (cvs. Sanacore and Ariddo di Core) for a maximum of 20 days at 1°C±1 and 90–95% relative humidity (RH) using modified atmosphere (MA) technology (flowpack system). Fruits of both cultivars were sealed in baskets with six films and compared with fruit stored under a normal atmosphere (NA). The eff...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of different films to maintain M.A.P. conditions to storage blueberries cv. Duke verifying the evolution of qualitative traits of berries. The fruits were picked manually, individually deposited in polyethylene baskets and immediately transferred (1 h) to the laboratory under chilled condit...

Chestnuts are typical seasonal fruits that are perishable and maintain their optimal commercial quality for only a relatively brief period. The most common postharvest method consists of cold or hot water treatment, which was developed in Italy during the 1930s. The goal of this study was to store fresh chestnuts for a maximum period of 90 days at...

L’innovazione nella gestione della deperibilità/freschezza è uno dei temi fondamentali del futuro del settore ortofrutticolo sia per il sistema distributivo che per quello produttivo. La tendenza attuale, della grande distribuzione organizzata (GDO), è verso confezioni sempre più ‘chiuse’ (vaschette filmate o termosaldate) per una questione di igie...

this study evaluates the effects of different MAP methods (active and passive) on the posthar- vest life of raspberry fruits using different plastic packaging films. In particular the comparison between biodegradable and conventional plastic films represent an important objective since not many studies are available on the effect of biodegradable f...

A key purpose of the technique of mulching is the maintenance and proper management of soil fertility, considered in its multiple aspects (organic matter, nutrients, microbial activity, soil structure, water retention) in order to ensure a level productivity stable to minimize agronomic inputs (fertilizers, irrigation, processing) and therefore the...

The identification of harvest date has a fundamental role in the agro food chain as the quality of fruits depends pronominally on the right harvesting time and storage conditions in post-harvest period. Usually, harvest date is individuated following climate trend, germination, operator experience and, near to the presumed date, fruits are monitore...

Establishing the optimal harvest time is a fundamental issue for apple fruit industry, since fruit shelf life and quality are related to the ripening stage at harvest. Ripening indexes determination through destructive analysis is invasive for fruits and is limited to a low sample number. This work is focused on the study of red apples ripening (Sc...

In recent years the issues of safeguarding biodiversity and protecting and conserving genetic resources in agriculture have become of growing interest to the scientific world as well as stimulating political and public opinion in general. This stimulated the foundation of projects aimed at the safeguarding, conservation and exploitation of indigeno...

The Italian territory is rich in fruit trees germplasm and in the last years many research programs have been carried out to characterize local cultivars and accessions for deepenings about them and enhancing the market agreement too. The Sicilian plum cultivars 'Sanacore' and 'Ariddo di core' and the Piedmontese plum cultivar 'Ramassin' were studi...

Post-harvest supply chain is a critical point for agro-food marketing. The management of freshness in the storage is fundamental to maintain high profits in the agro-food sector to improve the distribution and to respond to retailers and consumers' requirements. Plums are considered to have a climacteric-ripening pattern, in which ethylene is the h...

Problems in the post-harvest supply chain represent a critical point in the field of agrofood marketing and the commercial achievement of a product can not be separated from these issues. Plum are considered to have a climacteric-ripening pattern, in which ethylene is the hormone responsible for ripening. The objective of this study was to increase...

Parole chiave: conservazione alimenti, clorofilla, mioglobina, spettroscopia UV-Vis in riflettanza diffusa. SOMMARIO Le tecniche spettroscopiche quali UV-Vis, NIR e MIR sono considerate una valida alternativa alle tradizionali tecniche di analisi dei prodotti agroalimentari in quanto veloci e non distruttive. Lo scopo di questo lavoro è quello di c...