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Radiation Physics and Chemistry 97 (2014) 126–133 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Radiation Physics and Chemistry journal homepage: /locate/radphyschem Electron beam irradiation of sun-dried apricots for quality maintenance Ming Wei a,b, Linyan Zhou a, Hongbo Song b, Jianyong Yi a, Bin Wu c, Yaru Li a, Le Zhang a,b, Fengbin Che c, Zhidong Wang a, Meixu Gao a, Shurong Li a,n a Institute of Agro-food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Opening Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100193, China b College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350000, China c Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830091, China H I G H L I G H T S Electron beam irradiation was used for sun-dried apricots quality maintenance. The chemical, sensory, and microbial quality parameters of apricots were evaluated. 1.0–3.0 kGy proved to be beneficial for retaining high levels of apricots quality. 3.0 kGy of irradiation maintained a high overall acceptability of sun-dried apricots. 3.0 kGy of irradiation reduced the viable microorganisms to below detection limits. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The chemical, sensory, and microbial quality parameters of electron beam (EB)-irradiated and non- Received 19 July 2013 irradiated sun-dried apricots were periodically evaluated to optimize the EB irradiation of sun-dried Accepted 20 November 2013 apricots for quality maintenance. The sun-dried apricots