Fresh weight loss and turgidity. The rate of
fresh weight loss of heat-treated broccoli was
as much as 1% per day more in treated broccoli
than in the controls (Fig. 3). Rates of fresh
weight loss of control broccoli averaged »4.6%
per day, and some of the heat-treated broccoli
lost as much as 6.0% per day. Rates of water
loss tended to be higher with low-temperature
heat treatments and may relate to longer immersion
times. Subjective scores of turgidity
corresponded with changes in fresh weight.