Abstract
The effect of gelatin-based edible coating incorporated with Mentha pulegium essential oil (MEO) on physicochemical (pH, titratable acidity (TA), weight loss, total soluble solids (TSS), and total phenolic content (TPC)), microbiological (total aerobic mesophilic flora (TAMF) and yeasts and moulds (YM)), and sensorial (color and firmness) characteristics of strawberries stored under refrigeration was studied. Strawberries were coated with gelatin alone (4%) and/or gelatin combined with two concentrations (0.5 and 1%) of MEO and stored at 4°C for 13 days. Gelatin coating and MEO combination significantly inhibited total flora and moulds and yeasts with comparison to control (uncoated strawberries) and had better hygienic quality at the end of storage. The effect was MEO concentration dependent. Our results also showed that the bioactive coating used in this investigation slowed down changes in pH, TA, weight loss, TSS, firmness, TPC, and color of strawberries. Gelatin coating incorporated with MEO at 1% protected at least 60% of strawberries from deterioration after 13 days of storage and could be used as bioactive packaging to prolong the shelf life and an alternative of pesticides use.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Gelatin coating combined with MEO significantly inhibited total flora and moulds and yeasts compared with uncoated strawberries, in a concentration-dependent way.
- Taxon
- strawberries
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Fragaria ×ananassae1 - Treatment
- Gelatin coating and MEO combinatione1
- Outcome
- total flora and moulds and yeastse1
- Direction
- inhibitede1
- Qualifier
- MEO concentration dependente2
- Comparator
- control (uncoated strawberries)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Gelatin coating and MEO combination significantly inhibited total flora and moulds and yeasts with comparison to control (uncoated strawberries)”
e2“The effect was MEO concentration dependent”
Claim · model-written summary
Gelatin coating incorporated with MEO at 1% protected at least 60% of strawberries from deterioration after 13 days of storage.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae3
- Treatment
- Gelatin coating incorporated with MEO at 1%e3
- Outcome
- deterioratione3
- Direction
- protectede3
- Value
- at least 60%e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Gelatin coating incorporated with MEO at 1% protected at least 60% of strawberries from deterioration after 13 days of storage”
Claim · model-written summary
The bioactive coating slowed changes in pH, titratable acidity and weight loss of strawberries compared with uncoated control.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae1
- Treatment
- the bioactive coating used in this investigatione4
- Outcome
- pH, TA, weight losse4
- Direction
- slowed down changese4
- Comparator
- control (uncoated strawberries)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Gelatin coating and MEO combination significantly inhibited total flora and moulds and yeasts with comparison to control (uncoated strawberries)”
e4“the bioactive coating used in this investigation slowed down changes in pH, TA, weight loss, TSS, firmness, TPC, and color of strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
The bioactive coating slowed changes in total soluble solids, firmness and total phenolic content of strawberries compared with uncoated control.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae1
- Treatment
- the bioactive coating used in this investigatione4
- Outcome
- TSS, firmness, TPCe4
- Direction
- slowed down changese4
- Comparator
- control (uncoated strawberries)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Gelatin coating and MEO combination significantly inhibited total flora and moulds and yeasts with comparison to control (uncoated strawberries)”
e4“the bioactive coating used in this investigation slowed down changes in pH, TA, weight loss, TSS, firmness, TPC, and color of strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
The bioactive coating slowed changes in strawberry color compared with uncoated control.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae1
- Treatment
- the bioactive coating used in this investigatione4
- Outcome
- colore4
- Direction
- slowed down changese4
- Comparator
- control (uncoated strawberries)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Gelatin coating and MEO combination significantly inhibited total flora and moulds and yeasts with comparison to control (uncoated strawberries)”
e4“the bioactive coating used in this investigation slowed down changes in pH, TA, weight loss, TSS, firmness, TPC, and color of strawberries”
Claim · model-written summary
Gelatin coating with MEO could serve as bioactive packaging to prolong the shelf life of strawberries and as an alternative to pesticide use.
- Taxon
- strawberriesFragaria ×ananassae3
- Outcome
- shelf lifee5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Gelatin coating incorporated with MEO at 1% protected at least 60% of strawberries from deterioration after 13 days of storage”
e5“could be used as bioactive packaging to prolong the shelf life and an alternative of pesticides use”
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