포도의 보존기한 연장 및 미생물학적 품질 향상을 위한 방법으로 적숙기의 포도에 1 kGy의 감마선 조사를 실시한 다음, 와 의 저장조건에서 6주간 저장하면서 포도의 일반적인 품질특성 및 관능 품질특성을 평가하였다. 연구 결과, 포도에 대한 1 kGy 선량의 감마선 조사에 의한 총당, pH, 적정산도, 안토시아닌 함량 등의 일반 품질 특성변화는 나타나지지 않았으며, 미생물분석 결과 포도의 초기 오염미생물을 약 단위() 감소시키는 미생물 제어 효과
A gamma irradiation process was applied to prolong the shelf-life of grapes and changes in microbiological, physicochemical, nutritional, and sensory characteristics were investigated during 6 weeks of post-irradiation storage at and . Physiochemical characteristics of grapes such as total sugar content, pH, titratable acidity, and anthocyanine content, were stable after 1 kGy of irradiation, a dose recommended by CODEX for fruits and vegetables. The viable cell counts of contaminating microorganisms were reduced 1-2 logs by this radiation dose. After 6 weeks of storage at the microbiological quality of irradiated grapes was stable, but all non-irradiated grapes had deteriorated. Whether or not grapes were irradiated, weight loss rapidly increased after 2 weeks of storage at , whereas weight loss was delayed by storage at . Immediately after gamma irradiation, the sensory evaluation results did not differ between samples, and the sensory quality of the irradiated grapes remained acceptable for over 6 weeks of storage at . The results suggest that 1 kGy of gamma irradiation does not detrimentally affect the nutritional or physical characteristics of grapes, especially when cold storage follows radiation treatment. In conclusion, a combination of gamma irradiation and cold storage prolonged the shelf-life of grapes by 6 weeks.