Abstract
Two sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars (“Big Lory” and “Grace Star”), were treated with 1%, 3% and 5% sodium alginate as an edible coating before storage. Analytical determinations were made after 7, 14 and 21 days of storage at 4°C. Cherries were analyzed for the following quality parameters: firmness, weight loss, titratable acidity, soluble solid content, external color, anthocyanin content, phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity. Alginate treatment at 3% delayed changes in most of the ripening parameters, weight and acidity losses, softening and color changes. However, the soluble solids content was not affected by the alginate fruit coating. In terms of the antioxidant properties, no significant results were obtained with the use of the alginate coating. The results of this study suggest that alginate treatments at 1% and 3% could be used as natural postharvest treatments in cherry cultivars with the aim of delaying the postharvest ripening process and maintaining fruit quality.
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Claim · model-written summary
A 3% alginate coating delayed ripening parameter changes, weight and acidity losses, softening and color changes.
- Taxon
- Prunus avium L.
Prunus aviume1 - Treatment
- Alginate treatment at 3%e0
- Outcome
- ripening parameters, weight and acidity lossese0
- Direction
- delayede0
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e0“Alginate treatment at 3% delayed changes in most of the ripening parameters, weight and acidity losses, softening and color changes.”
e1“sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Alginate fruit coating did not affect soluble solids content.
- Taxon
- Prunus avium L.Prunus aviume1
- Treatment
- alginate fruit coatinge0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the soluble solids content was not affected by the alginate fruit coating.”
e1“sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Alginate coating yielded no significant result for antioxidant properties.
- Taxon
- Prunus avium L.Prunus aviume2
- Treatment
- alginate coatinge0
- Outcome
- antioxidant propertiese1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“no significant results were obtained with the use of the alginate coating.”
e1“In terms of the antioxidant properties”
e2“sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest 1% and 3% alginate as postharvest treatments to delay ripening and maintain cherry quality.
Verbatim
e0“alginate treatments at 1% and 3% could be used as natural postharvest treatments in cherry cultivars with the aim of delaying the postharvest ripening process and maintaining fruit quality.”
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