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OBJECTIVE: Analyse the potentiality of gamma radiation as a decontamination method for blackberry fruits. METHODS: Fresh packed blackberries were irradiated in a Co-60 source at two doses (1.0 and 1.5 kGy). Bioburden, physical and rheological, sensorial and total soluble content parameters were assessed before irradiation, immediately after and at two days storage time at 4\u00b0C. RESULTS: The characterization of blackberries microbiota point out to an average bioburden value of 10\n                    <jats:sup>4<\/jats:sup>\n                    CFU\/g and to a microbial population predominantly composed by filamentous fungi. The inactivation studies on the blackberries mesophilic population indicated a limited microbial inactivation (&lt;1 log decimal reduction) for the applied radiation doses, being the surviving population mainly constituted by filamentous fungi and yeast. No effect of irradiation on colour of blackberries was observed. Concerning texture parameters, no significant differences were observed in both fracturability and firmness between non-irradiated and irradiated blackberries immediately after irradiation. In blackberries stored for two days, both parameters were slightly lower in irradiated blackberries, compared to non-irradiated blackberries. The performed sensorial analysis indicated a similar acceptability among irradiated and non-irradiated fruits. CONCLUSION: This work reveals gamma irradiation treatment potential since no major impact was detected on blackberries physical, rheological and sensory attributes. Further studies with longer periods of storage are needed to elucidate the advantages of irradiation as a conservation treatment.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/jbr-130050","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,3]],"date-time":"2019-12-03T02:34:17Z","timestamp":1575340457000},"page":"93-102","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Evaluation of potential of gamma radiation as a conservation treatment for blackberry fruits"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"3","author":[{"given":"M.","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior Agr\u00e1ria de Santar\u00e9m \u2013 Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Santar\u00e9m, S\u00e3o Pedro, Santar\u00e9m, Portugal"},{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Cabo Verde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"M.G.","family":"Lima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior Agr\u00e1ria de Santar\u00e9m \u2013 Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Santar\u00e9m, S\u00e3o Pedro, Santar\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"P.","family":"Pinto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior Agr\u00e1ria de Santar\u00e9m \u2013 Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Santar\u00e9m, S\u00e3o Pedro, Santar\u00e9m, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Tecnologia Qu\u00edmica e Biol\u00f3gica \u2013 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Agron\u00f3mica Nacional, Oeiras, Portugal"}]},{"given":"P.B.","family":"de Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biol\u00f3gicos, Unidade de Sistemas Agr\u00e1rios, Oeiras, Portugal"}]},{"given":"C.","family":"Junqueira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"H.","family":"Marcos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"R.","family":"Melo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]},{"given":"C.N.","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Tecnologia Qu\u00edmica e Biol\u00f3gica \u2013 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Agron\u00f3mica Nacional, Oeiras, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnol\u00f3gica, Oeiras, Portugal"}]},{"given":"M.L.","family":"Botelho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Campus Tecnol\u00f3gico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Sacav\u00e9m, Portugal"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,1]]},"container-title":["Journal of Berry Research"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.3233\/JBR-130050","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.3233\/JBR-130050","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T13:00:30Z","timestamp":1777381230000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.3233\/JBR-130050"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2013,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2013,5]]}},"alternative-id":["10.3233\/JBR-130050"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3233\/jbr-130050","relation":{},"ISSN":["1878-5093","1878-5123"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1878-5093","type":"print"},{"value":"1878-5123","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2013,1]]}}}