Abstract:

Along with the depth of understanding of healthy and medicine benefits, the cultivation area and production of persimmon are increasing year by year. Postharvest physiology of persimmon (Diospyros kaki), especially in the mechanism of astringency removal and postharvest handles, are the critical aspects of persimmon industry development in China. The mechanisms of astringency removal of persimmon fruits belonging to different groups and postharvest de-astringency handles of astringent fruits were reviewed in this paper, aiming to provide some information to future researches.

Key words: Diospyros kaki, acetaldehyde, tannin, carbon dioxide, astringency removal