ABSTRACT
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 723
Materials and Methods ..................................................................................... 724
Raw Material and Preparation of the Samples ..................................... 724
Physicochemical Analysis......................................................................... 724
Results.................................................................................................................. 724
Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 728
References ........................................................................................................... 728
In Spain, pear var. Blanquilla has reached a production of 252,000 tons in the
year 2001. As crop production mainly concentrates on the summer period
(from August to September), one of the problems of its commercialization is
the relatively high seasonal availability. Water-content reduction may be an
interesting alternative to extend the shelf life of the product, such as occurs
in other fruits (Crapiste, 2000).
