Abstract
Cherry tomatoes are easily damaged due to their high moisture content. A composite coating was developed to delay deterioration and prolong storage by mixing antibacterial sulfated rice bran polysaccharides (SRBP) and edible hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) with film-forming properties. The effects of HEC, HEC-5% SRBP, and HEC-20% SRBP preservative coatings on the maintenance of the quality of cherry tomatoes (LycopersivonesculentumMill., Xiaohuang F2) during cold storage were investigated. The HEC-20% SRBP coating significantly reduced tomato deterioration and weight loss, delayed firmness loss, decreased polyphenol oxidase activity, and increased peroxidase activity. Furthermore, cherry tomatoes treated with HEC-20% SRBP maintained high levels of titratable acid, ascorbic acid, total phenols, and carotenoids. Cherry tomatoes coated with HEC-SRBP also had higher levels of volatile substances and a greater variety of these substances compared to uncoated tomatoes. In conclusion, the HEC-20% SRBP coating effectively delayed deterioration and preserved cherry tomatoes’ nutrient and flavor qualities during postharvest cold storage, suggesting it could be a novel food preservation method.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-20% SRBP reduced cherry tomato deterioration and weight loss.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- HEC-20% SRBP coatinge0
- Outcome
- tomato deterioration and weight losse0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Verbatim
e0“The HEC-20% SRBP coating significantly reduced tomato deterioration and weight loss”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-20% SRBP delayed cherry tomato firmness loss.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- HEC-20% SRBP coatinge0
- Outcome
- firmness losse0
- Direction
- delayede0
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Verbatim
e0“The HEC-20% SRBP coating significantly reduced tomato deterioration and weight loss, delayed firmness loss”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-20% SRBP decreased tomato polyphenol oxidase activity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- HEC-20% SRBP coatinge0
- Outcome
- polyphenol oxidase activitye0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The HEC-20% SRBP coating significantly reduced tomato deterioration and weight loss, delayed firmness loss, decreased polyphenol oxidase activity”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-20% SRBP increased tomato peroxidase activity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- HEC-20% SRBP coatinge0
- Outcome
- peroxidase activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The HEC-20% SRBP coating significantly reduced tomato deterioration and weight loss, delayed firmness loss, decreased polyphenol oxidase activity, and increased peroxidase activity”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-20% SRBP maintained high titratable acid, ascorbic acid, and total phenols in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0 - Treatment
- HEC-20% SRBPe0
- Outcome
- titratable acid, ascorbic acid, total phenolse0
- Direction
- highe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes treated with HEC-20% SRBP maintained high levels of titratable acid, ascorbic acid, total phenols, and carotenoids”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-20% SRBP maintained high carotenoids in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- HEC-20% SRBPe0
- Outcome
- carotenoidse0
- Direction
- highe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes treated with HEC-20% SRBP maintained high levels of titratable acid, ascorbic acid, total phenols, and carotenoids”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-SRBP coating increased cherry tomato volatile substance levels relative to uncoated tomatoes.
- Taxon
- Cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- HEC-SRBPe0
- Outcome
- levels of volatile substancese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- uncoated tomatoese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cherry tomatoes coated with HEC-SRBP also had higher levels of volatile substances and a greater variety of these substances compared to uncoated tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
HEC-SRBP coating increased the variety of cherry tomato volatile substances relative to uncoated tomatoes.
- Taxon
- Cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- HEC-SRBPe0
- Outcome
- variety of these substancese0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- uncoated tomatoese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cherry tomatoes coated with HEC-SRBP also had higher levels of volatile substances and a greater variety of these substances compared to uncoated tomatoes”
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