Abstract
Fresh-cut apples are easily susceptible to browning and microbial spoilage. In this study, an edible coating prepared from Aloe vera gel containing antibrowning solution was applied to preserve the quality of fresh-cut apples during storage. Fresh-cut apples were treated with both an Aloe vera gel and an Aloe vera gel containing 0.5% cysteine and then stored at 4 °C for 16 d. The color, firmness, weight loss, soluble solid content, titratable acidity, microbial analysis, and sensory evaluation were analyzed during storage. Fresh-cut apples coated with the Aloe vera gel showed delayed browning and reduced weight loss and softening compared to the control. The Aloe vera gel coating was also effective in reducing the populations of the total aerobic bacteria and yeast and molds. In particular, Aloe vera gel containing 0.5% cysteine was most effective in delaying browning and the reduction of microbial populations among the treatments. These results suggest that an Aloe vera gel coating can be used for maintaining the quality of fresh-cut apples.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Aloe gel coating delayed apple browning versus control.
- Taxon
- apples
Malus domesticae0 - Organ / stage
- Fresh-cut applese0
- Treatment
- Aloe vera gele0
- Outcome
- browninge0
- Direction
- delayede0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fresh-cut apples coated with the Aloe vera gel showed delayed browning and reduced weight loss and softening compared to the control.”
Claim · model-written summary
Aloe gel coating reduced apple weight loss and softening versus control.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- Aloe vera gele0
- Outcome
- weight loss and softeninge0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fresh-cut apples coated with the Aloe vera gel showed delayed browning and reduced weight loss and softening compared to the control.”
Claim · model-written summary
Aloe gel coating reduced aerobic bacteria and yeast and mold populations.
- Taxon
- AppleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Aloe vera gel coatinge0
- Interactor
- total aerobic bacteria and yeast and moldse0other
- Outcome
- populations of the total aerobic bacteria and yeast and moldse0
- Direction
- reducinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The Aloe vera gel coating was also effective in reducing the populations of the total aerobic bacteria and yeast and molds.”
t0“Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Aloe gel with 0.5% cysteine was the most effective treatment for delaying browning.
- Taxon
- AppleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Aloe vera gel containing 0.5% cysteinee0
- Outcome
- browninge0
- Direction
- delayinge0
- Comparator
- the treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Aloe vera gel containing 0.5% cysteine was most effective in delaying browning and the reduction of microbial populations among the treatments.”
t0“Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
Aloe gel with 0.5% cysteine was the most effective treatment for reducing microbial populations.
- Taxon
- AppleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Aloe vera gel containing 0.5% cysteinee0
- Outcome
- microbial populationse0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Comparator
- the treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Aloe vera gel containing 0.5% cysteine was most effective in delaying browning and the reduction of microbial populations among the treatments.”
t0“Apple”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest Aloe gel coating to maintain fresh-cut apple quality.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- Aloe vera gel coatinge0
- Outcome
- maintaining the quality of fresh-cut applese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“These results suggest that an Aloe vera gel coating can be used for maintaining the quality of fresh-cut apples.”
The same questions in other papers
cysteine · disease · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results
2 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction
- no effect
- positive
- positive
Aloe vera · disease · Malus domestica (apple)Results agree
2 papers in the same direction as this paper
- positive
- positive
Aloe vera · quality: postharvest · Malus domestica (apple)Results agree
3 papers in the same direction as this paper
- positive
- positive
- positive
storage · pest · Malus domestica (apple)Positive and negative results
6 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction
- no effect
- negative
- positive
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