Q.75
Bitterness in Mandarine Juice is due to
EXPLANATION
Fruits & Vegetables Post-Harvest Technology: Respiration, Climacteric & Controlled/Modified Atmosphere
- Delayed Bitterness in Citrus (Mandarin) Juices:
- Biochemical Origin:
- Intact fruit albedo contains the non-bitter precursor limonoate A-ring lactone.
- Upon juicing and cellular disruption, acidic pH ($\lt 4.5$) and endogenous limonin D-ring lactone hydrolase catalyze lactonization, closing the D-ring to generate intensely bitter limonin (a triterpenoid dilactone, printed as Limonene in OCR).
- Conclusion: Limonene (Option 1).
Correct option: (1) Limonene
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