In quarters from artichoke stored at 0 ◦C before processing, some color attributes of cut surfaces showed improvements even during storage, compared to quarters cut after harvest, as shown by relative changes in color attributes at time at time 3 + 3 and time 7 + 3 compared to the initial samples (0 + 3). In relation to this aspect, it must be specified that artichokes were always processed at 10 ◦C, and this was the artichoke internal temperature when processing at time 0, while at times 3 and 7, internal temperatures of artichokes decreased with the temperature of storage. In addition to the effect of preserving whole head quality before cutting, a temperature of 0 ◦C may have delayed different metabolic process occurring at the time of cutting and thereafter. Among the consequences of mechanical damage following cutting are an increase in respiration and ethylene production rates, changes in sugar and organic acid contents, loss of firmness or increase in fibrosity, according to the plant part, and enzymatic browning due to the stimulation of both phenylpropanoid metabolism that results in the accumulation of phenolic compounds, and of synthesis and activity of oxidative enzyme as PPO and POD (Saltveit, 1997).