Hydrogen-Rich Water Treatment of Fresh-Cut Kiwifruit with Slightly Acidic Electrolytic Water: Influence on Antioxidant Metabolism and Cell Wall Stability.
Yanan Sun, Weiyu Qiu, Xiaoqi Fang, Xiaomei Zhao, Xingfeng Xu, Wenxiang Li · Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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Compared with control group, H+S treatment increased the contents of active oxygen-scavenging enzymes (SOD, CAT, POD, and APX) and inhibited the increase of O₂•- and H₂O₂ contents during the storage of fresh-cut kiwifruit. This source-grounded publication contributes evidence relevant to molecular hydrogen and is retained in a transparent general research category when a more specific study design is not supported by the indexed record.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how hydrogen-rich water was evaluated in this publication and summarizes the source-grounded findings below. Compared with control group, H+S treatment increased the contents of active oxygen-scavenging enzymes (SOD, CAT, POD, and APX) and inhibited the increase of O₂•- and H₂O₂ contents during the storage of fresh-cut kiwifruit.
What the Researchers Studied
The comparison condition was control condition or baseline measurements.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
The synergistic impact of hydrogen-rich water (HRW, 394 ppb) and slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW, pH of 6.25 ± 0.19) on the antioxidant metabolism of fresh-cut kiwifruit during storage was investigated (temperature: (3 ± 1) °C, humidity: 80%-85%). Compared with control group, H+S treatment increased the contents of active oxygen-scavenging enzymes (SOD, CAT, POD, and APX) and inhibited the increase of O₂•- and H₂O₂ contents during the storage of fresh-cut kiwifruit.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential within the biological process and outcomes directly measured in this publication and contribute to the growing body of molecular-hydrogen research.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
H2HUBB classifies this publication as other research and interprets only the outcomes directly supported by the source record.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as other research with other supported evidence. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water.
Limitations and Safety
No separate limitations or safety findings were identified in the source text available to H2HUBB.
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