Volume 51, Issue 6 p. 1577-1577

Factors Governing the Greening of Garlic Puree

T. M. LUKES

T. M. LUKES

Author Lukes is with the Food Science and Human Nutrition Dept., California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

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First published: November 1986
Citations: 51

ABSTRACT

Storing garlic bulbs for a month at or above 23°C, prior to processing, prevented the production of a green pigment in the garlic puree. The amino acid S-(1-propenyl) cysteine sulfoxide was necessary for the development of the green color.