Abstract
This study was to optimise the alginate coating formulations for shelf life extension of fresh-cut cantaloupe treated with repetitive pulsed light (RPL). The optimised coating formulation was 1.86% alginate and 1.47% glycerol. The fresh-cut cantaloupe was coated with the optimised coating followed by RPL using 0.9 J cm−2 at every 48 hr for the first 26 days during 40 days of storage at 4 ± 1 °C. The combined treatment prolonged the shelf life of fresh-cut cantaloupe in term of microbiological quality with extended 28 and 24 days compared to the untreated and alginate-coated samples, respectively. The coating reduced fluid loss of cantaloupe while maintaining its physicochemical quality, that is, headspace gas composition, firmness, colour, pH, titratable acidity and nutritional quality such as total phenolic, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contents. Overall, the combined treatment was more effective to preserve fresh-cut cantaloupes compared to RPL or coating alone. Practical applications Fresh-cut cantaloupes are receiving great interest due to the benefits of convenience and fresh-like quality provided. However, fresh-cut cantaloupes are susceptible to microbial contamination and deterioration as a result of tissue injury caused by fresh-cut processes. Pulsed light treatment is a nonthermal technique that can preserve fresh-cut fruits by inactivating microorganisms. However, PL treatment alone is insufficient to preserve quality of fresh-cut fruits. Hurdle technology by combining repetitive PL treatment and edible coating is an efficient approach for extending shelf life of fresh-cut fruits in terms of microbiological and physicochemical properties. The results from this study contribute to the knowledge regarding the feasibility of combining RPL treatment and edible coating to further extend shelf life of fresh-cut cantaloupes compared to the individual treatment. The knowledge can be utilised by food producers for commercialising fresh-cut products.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
The optimized coating formulation contained 1.86% alginate and 1.47% glycerol.
- Taxon
- cantaloupe
Cucumis melo var. cantalupoe1 - Outcome
- optimised coating formulatione0
- Value
- 1.86% alginate and 1.47% glycerole0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The optimised coating formulation was 1.86% alginate and 1.47% glycerol.”
e1“This study was to optimise the alginate coating formulations for shelf life extension of fresh-cut cantaloupe”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined coating and RPL treatment extended microbiological shelf life by 28 days versus untreated cantaloupe.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- combined treatmente0
- Outcome
- shelf life of fresh-cut cantaloupe in term of microbiological qualitye0
- Direction
- prolongede0
- Value
- 28e0
- Comparator
- untreatede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The combined treatment prolonged the shelf life of fresh-cut cantaloupe in term of microbiological quality with extended 28 and 24 days compared to the untreated and alginate-coated samples, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined coating and RPL treatment extended microbiological shelf life by 24 days versus alginate-coated cantaloupe.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- combined treatmente0
- Outcome
- shelf life of fresh-cut cantaloupe in term of microbiological qualitye0
- Direction
- prolongede0
- Value
- 24 dayse0
- Comparator
- alginate-coated samplese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The combined treatment prolonged the shelf life of fresh-cut cantaloupe in term of microbiological quality with extended 28 and 24 days compared to the untreated and alginate-coated samples, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Alginate coating reduced fluid loss from cantaloupe.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- fluid losse0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The coating reduced fluid loss of cantaloupe while maintaining its physicochemical quality”
Claim · model-written summary
The coating maintained headspace gas composition, firmness and colour.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- headspace gas composition, firmness, coloure0
- Direction
- maintaininge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The coating reduced fluid loss of cantaloupe while maintaining its physicochemical quality, that is, headspace gas composition, firmness, colour, pH, titratable acidity and nutritional quality such as total phenolic, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contents.”
Claim · model-written summary
The coating maintained pH, titratable acidity and nutritional quality.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- pH, titratable acidity and nutritional qualitye0
- Direction
- maintaininge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The coating reduced fluid loss of cantaloupe while maintaining its physicochemical quality, that is, headspace gas composition, firmness, colour, pH, titratable acidity and nutritional quality such as total phenolic, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contents.”
Claim · model-written summary
The coating maintained total phenolic, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contents.
- Taxon
- cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- coatinge0
- Outcome
- total phenolic, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contentse0
- Direction
- maintaininge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The coating reduced fluid loss of cantaloupe while maintaining its physicochemical quality, that is, headspace gas composition, firmness, colour, pH, titratable acidity and nutritional quality such as total phenolic, ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contents.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined treatment preserved fresh-cut cantaloupe more effectively than RPL alone.
- Taxon
- cantaloupesCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- combined treatmente0
- Outcome
- preserve fresh-cut cantaloupese0
- Direction
- more effectivee0
- Comparator
- RPLe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combined treatment was more effective to preserve fresh-cut cantaloupes compared to RPL or coating alone.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined treatment preserved fresh-cut cantaloupe more effectively than coating alone.
- Taxon
- cantaloupesCucumis melo var. cantalupoe0
- Treatment
- combined treatmente0
- Outcome
- preserve fresh-cut cantaloupese0
- Direction
- more effectivee0
- Comparator
- coating alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combined treatment was more effective to preserve fresh-cut cantaloupes compared to RPL or coating alone.”
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