Abstract
Edible coating is a simple and inexpensive concept for extending post-harvest life of fruits and vegetables. In this study, cucumbers were coated with different pectin-based emulsions to preserve the fruit quality and extend the post harvest shelf life. The formulations consisted of pectin, beeswax, sorbitol, water, and an emulsifying agent. By monitoring the physiological and quality parameters, the coating effects on the storability of cucumber fruits at 23°C and 40% RH (display cabinet), and 12°C and 85% RH (cold room) were determined. The parameters included weight loss, respiration rate, firmness, color, soluble solids and chlorophyll content. The coating markedly reduced weight loss and respiration rate at both temperatures. In addition, the coating reduced loss of firmness, color, chlorophyll and total soluble solids, and extended the storage life of cucumber fruits at both storage conditions.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Coating markedly reduced cucumber weight loss at both storage temperatures.
- Taxon
- cucumbers
Cucumis sativuse1 - Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- weight losse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- both temperaturese0
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Verbatim
e0“The coating markedly reduced weight loss and respiration rate at both temperatures”
e1“cucumbers”
Claim · model-written summary
Coating markedly reduced cucumber respiration rate at both storage temperatures.
- Taxon
- cucumbersCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- respiration ratee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- both temperaturese0
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e0“The coating markedly reduced weight loss and respiration rate at both temperatures”
e1“cucumbers”
Claim · model-written summary
Coating reduced cucumber firmness and color loss at both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- loss of firmness, colore0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- both storage conditionse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“the coating reduced loss of firmness, color, chlorophyll and total soluble solids, and extended the storage life of cucumber fruits at both storage conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Coating reduced loss of cucumber chlorophyll and total soluble solids at both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll and total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- both storage conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the coating reduced loss of firmness, color, chlorophyll and total soluble solids, and extended the storage life of cucumber fruits at both storage conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Coating extended cucumber storage life at both storage conditions.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- storage lifee0
- Direction
- extendede0
- Qualifier
- both storage conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the coating reduced loss of firmness, color, chlorophyll and total soluble solids, and extended the storage life of cucumber fruits at both storage conditions”
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