Abstract
The effect of fish gelatin and chitosan coatings on the physicochemical characteristics of fresh-cut apples (Malus pumila Mill.), stored at 5 °C and 22 °C, was investigated. Chitosan provided an effective control for microbial growth, maintained firmness during 4 days of storage at room temperature (22 °C), and 12 days at refrigerator (5 °C). The results indicated that chitosan coating caused a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in the L* value of cube color of cut apples. Fish gelatin–chitosan coatings mitigated the L* value and decrease in hue angle of the cut apple samples, at cold storage. Experimental results showed that fish gelatin–chitosan and chitosan coatings, can be used to mitigate the formation of vitamin C, due to respiration, microbial growth, and weight loss at cold storage. Fish gelatin–chitosan coating might be a better combination for maintaining appearance and extending shelf-life of cut apples, compared to only chitosan coatings.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Chitosan controlled microbial growth on cut apples.
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Verbatim
e0“Chitosan provided an effective control for microbial growth”
t0“Fresh-Cut Apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Chitosan maintained firmness during four days at 22 °C and twelve days at 5 °C.
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e0“maintained firmness during 4 days of storage at room temperature (22 °C), and 12 days at refrigerator (5 °C).”
t0“Fresh-Cut Apples”
Claim · model-written summary
Chitosan significantly decreased cut-apple cube L* color value.
- Taxon
- apples
Malus domesticae0 - Treatment
- chitosan coatinge0
- Outcome
- L* value of cube colore0
- Direction
- decreasee0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“chitosan coating caused a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in the L* value of cube color of cut apples.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined fish gelatin and chitosan coatings mitigated changes in L* value at cold storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- Fish gelatin–chitosan coatingse0
- Outcome
- L* valuee0
- Direction
- mitigatede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fish gelatin–chitosan coatings mitigated the L* value and decrease in hue angle of the cut apple samples, at cold storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined coatings mitigated the decrease in hue angle at cold storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- Fish gelatin–chitosan coatingse0
- Outcome
- hue anglee0
- Direction
- mitigatede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fish gelatin–chitosan coatings mitigated the L* value and decrease in hue angle of the cut apple samples, at cold storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors report that fish gelatin–chitosan and chitosan coatings mitigated vitamin C formation, respiration, microbial growth and weight loss at cold storage.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- fish gelatin–chitosan and chitosan coatingse0
- Outcome
- formation of vitamin Ce0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fish gelatin–chitosan and chitosan coatings, can be used to mitigate the formation of vitamin C, due to respiration, microbial growth, and weight loss at cold storage.”
t0“Fresh-Cut Apples”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined coating may better maintain appearance and extend shelf life than chitosan alone.
- Taxon
- applesMalus domesticae0
- Treatment
- Fish gelatin–chitosan coatinge0
- Outcome
- maintaining appearance and extending shelf-lifee0
- Comparator
- only chitosan coatingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fish gelatin–chitosan coating might be a better combination for maintaining appearance and extending shelf-life of cut apples, compared to only chitosan coatings.”
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