r frozen vegetables.
Texture measurements did not allow the deduction of a consistent
modelable conclusion. Parameters such as firmness, chewiness and
gumminess of all osmotically pretreated samples were higher than the
respective non treated when measured thawed. Cohesiveness and
elasticity did not differ significantly between treatments. No consistent
time–temperature correlation was obtainable for the texture parameters during storage. All parameters did not show changes with time
that could be modeled, in agreement to earlier results for frozen fruit
and vegetables such as green peas (Giannakourou & Taoukis, 2003a).
Firmness values (the maximum force occurring during compression)
of all osmotically pre-treated samples were significantly higher than the
respective non treated when measured after thawing, at all temperatures studied (FNFcrit). This indicated a protective effect of the osmotic
dehydration on cucumber cell integrity during frozen storage. A