Abstract:To study the changes in quality of lotus roots while transportation，this study simulated transportation of lotus roots using a steel-spring vibration-damping truck.The lotus roots were transported under three different levels of severe vibration while being stored at 4 ℃.The changes of weight loss rate，color，respiratory intensity，hardness，malondialdehyde content，cell membrane permeability，polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase and others were measured.Results indicated that compared with the control group，the quality of lotus roots in the vibration group decreased faster.Additionally，hardness，whiteness，vitamin C content and peroxidase activity were lower than the control group.Furthermore，respiratory intensity，weight-loss rate，cell membrane permeability，malondialdehyde content and polyphenol oxidase activity in the vibration group were higher than those in the control group.Therefore，this study proved that the vibration during the transportation process accelerates the decline of lotus root quality.Moreover，greater the vibration intensity，faster the lotus root quality decline.