Abstract
• Chitosan nanoemulsions with varying GEO concentrations were prepared • Nanoemulsions showed stability with zeta potential values of -25 to -33 mV • Coated plums had higher firmness, phenolic content, vitamin C, and acceptability • Chitosan-GEO nanoemulsion coating preserved quality of plums for 35 days The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of chitosan (CH) nanoemulsion coatings infused with ginger essential oil (GEO) on the qualitative characteristics of Prunus domestica, “plum fruit” for a storage period of 35 days at 4°C with 85-90% relative humidity. The particle size of the chitosan nanoemulsions ranged from 265.80±6.52 to 370.03±8.23 nm, and zeta potential varied from -25±0.22 to -33±0.20 mV, depicting enhanced stability. The application of chitosan nanoemulsion coating had notable influence on maintaining the firmness of the fruits, retarding weight loss, decay rate, and color change as compared to uncoated fruit. After storage of 35 days, samples treated with chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oil showed significantly higher phenolic content (147.13 mg/100g), antioxidant activity (48.42%), titratable acidity (0.64%) and vitamin C (9.79 mg/100g) compared to both control and other treated samples. Thus chitosan-ginger essential oil coating can be an effective method to prolong the storage period of plum upto 35 days.
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Claim · model-written summary
The nanoemulsions had particle sizes from 265.80±6.52 to 370.03±8.23 nm.
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e0“particle size of the chitosan nanoemulsions ranged from 265.80±6.52 to 370.03±8.23 nm”
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Nanoemulsion zeta potential ranged from -25±0.22 to -33±0.20 mV, indicating stability.
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e0“zeta potential varied from -25±0.22 to -33±0.20 mV, depicting enhanced stability”
Claim · model-written summary
Coating maintained plum fruit firmness relative to uncoated fruit.
- Taxon
- Prunus domestica
Prunus domesticae1 - Treatment
- chitosan nanoemulsion coatinge0
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- firmnesse0
- Direction
- maintaininge0
- Comparator
- uncoated fruite0
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e0“application of chitosan nanoemulsion coating had notable influence on maintaining the firmness of the fruits, retarding weight loss, decay rate, and color change as compared to uncoated fruit”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
Coating retarded plum weight loss relative to uncoated fruit.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan nanoemulsion coatinge0
- Outcome
- weight losse0
- Direction
- retardinge0
- Comparator
- uncoated fruite0
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e0“application of chitosan nanoemulsion coating had notable influence on maintaining the firmness of the fruits, retarding weight loss, decay rate, and color change as compared to uncoated fruit”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
Coating retarded plum decay rate relative to uncoated fruit.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan nanoemulsion coatinge0
- Outcome
- decay ratee0
- Direction
- retardinge0
- Comparator
- uncoated fruite0
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Verbatim
e0“application of chitosan nanoemulsion coating had notable influence on maintaining the firmness of the fruits, retarding weight loss, decay rate, and color change as compared to uncoated fruit”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
Coating retarded plum color change relative to uncoated fruit.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan nanoemulsion coatinge0
- Outcome
- color changee0
- Direction
- retardinge0
- Comparator
- uncoated fruite0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of chitosan nanoemulsion coating had notable influence on maintaining the firmness of the fruits, retarding weight loss, decay rate, and color change as compared to uncoated fruit”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
The 0.75% ginger oil coating gave higher phenolic content of 147.13 mg/100g.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oile0
- Outcome
- phenolic contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 147.13 mg/100ge0
- Comparator
- control and other treated samplese0
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e0“samples treated with chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oil showed significantly higher phenolic content (147.13 mg/100g), antioxidant activity (48.42%), titratable acidity (0.64%) and vitamin C (9.79 mg/100g) compared to both control and other treated samples”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
The 0.75% ginger oil coating gave higher antioxidant activity of 48.42%.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oile0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 48.42%e0
- Comparator
- control and other treated samplese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“samples treated with chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oil showed significantly higher phenolic content (147.13 mg/100g), antioxidant activity (48.42%), titratable acidity (0.64%) and vitamin C (9.79 mg/100g) compared to both control and other treated samples”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
The 0.75% ginger oil coating gave higher titratable acidity of 0.64%.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oile0
- Outcome
- titratable aciditye0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.64%e0
- Comparator
- control and other treated samplese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“samples treated with chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oil showed significantly higher phenolic content (147.13 mg/100g), antioxidant activity (48.42%), titratable acidity (0.64%) and vitamin C (9.79 mg/100g) compared to both control and other treated samples”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
The 0.75% ginger oil coating gave higher vitamin C of 9.79 mg/100g.
- Taxon
- Prunus domesticaPrunus domesticae1
- Treatment
- chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oile0
- Outcome
- vitamin Ce0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 9.79 mg/100ge0
- Comparator
- control and other treated samplese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“samples treated with chitosan-0.75% ginger essential oil showed significantly higher phenolic content (147.13 mg/100g), antioxidant activity (48.42%), titratable acidity (0.64%) and vitamin C (9.79 mg/100g) compared to both control and other treated samples”
e1“Prunus domestica, “plum fruit””
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude chitosan ginger oil coating can prolong plum storage to 35 days.
- Taxon
- plumPrunus domesticae0
- Outcome
- prolong the storage periode0
- Value
- 35 dayse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“chitosan-ginger essential oil coating can be an effective method to prolong the storage period of plum upto 35 days”
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