2. Materials andmethods
2.1. Samples
Fresh strawberries (Fragaria ananassa, cv. San Andreas), harvested in
2011 and 2012,were supplied by Agrofrutillas San Pedro S.A. (Melipilla,
RM, Chile). After removing unripe and damaged fruits, berries were selected
according to size and color. After removal of stem and sepals of
individual, unwashed strawberries, these were stored at 5 °C for maximum
24 h.