Abstract
This work aimed to investigate the effect of edible coatings on shelf life and quality of tomato fruits. Aloe vera (AL) gel and tulsi leaf extract (TE), and a combination of aloe vera gel and tulsi extract (ALTE) coating, were applied to the surface of fresh tomatoes and stored at ∼26 °C and 75–82 % relative humidity for 25 days. Tomato fruits were evaluated periodically after the application of coating materials. Results showed that tomatoes coated with AL and TE maintained better quality than uncoated tomato fruits. Among various treatments, tomatoes coated with AL resulted in delayed weight loss (3.25 %), and ripening process, reduced disease incidence, and disease severity. It also showed that AL coated fruits had lower amount of lycopene (28.6 μg/g) and β carotene (11.42 μg/g), and a higher amount of phenolics (84.56 mg/100 gm) content. Disease incidence was significantly reduced by the coatings, with ALTE showing the lowest incidence (31 % at 25 days) compared to 100 % in the control. This novel edible coating technology can be applied industrially to enhance the quality and shelf life of mature tomato fruits.
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Claim · model-written summary
AL coating maintained better tomato quality than no coating.
- Taxon
- tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- ALe0
- Outcome
- qualitye0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- uncoated tomato fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Results showed that tomatoes coated with AL and TE maintained better quality than uncoated tomato fruits.”
Claim · model-written summary
TE coating maintained better tomato quality than no coating.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- TEe0
- Outcome
- qualitye0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- uncoated tomato fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Results showed that tomatoes coated with AL and TE maintained better quality than uncoated tomato fruits.”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coating delayed tomato weight loss.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among various treatments, tomatoes coated with AL resulted in delayed weight loss (3.25 %), and ripening process, reduced disease incidence, and disease severity.”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coating delayed tomato ripening process.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- ALe0
- Outcome
- ripening processe0
- Direction
- delayede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among various treatments, tomatoes coated with AL resulted in delayed weight loss (3.25 %), and ripening process, reduced disease incidence, and disease severity.”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coating reduced tomato disease incidence.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- ALe0
- Outcome
- disease incidencee0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among various treatments, tomatoes coated with AL resulted in delayed weight loss (3.25 %), and ripening process, reduced disease incidence, and disease severity.”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coating reduced tomato disease severity.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- ALe0
- Outcome
- disease severitye0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Among various treatments, tomatoes coated with AL resulted in delayed weight loss (3.25 %), and ripening process, reduced disease incidence, and disease severity.”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coated tomato fruit had lower lycopene content.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It also showed that AL coated fruits had lower amount of lycopene (28.6 μg/g) and β carotene (11.42 μg/g), and a higher amount of phenolics (84.56 mg/100 gm) content.”
t0“tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coated tomato fruit had lower β carotene content.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- ALe0
- Outcome
- β carotenee0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 11.42 μg/ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It also showed that AL coated fruits had lower amount of lycopene (28.6 μg/g) and β carotene (11.42 μg/g), and a higher amount of phenolics (84.56 mg/100 gm) content.”
t0“tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
AL coated tomato fruit had higher phenolics content.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- ALe0
- Outcome
- phenolicse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 84.56 mg/100 gme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It also showed that AL coated fruits had lower amount of lycopene (28.6 μg/g) and β carotene (11.42 μg/g), and a higher amount of phenolics (84.56 mg/100 gm) content.”
t0“tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
ALTE coating had the lowest disease incidence at day 25, 31% versus 100% in control.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- ALTEe0
- Outcome
- Disease incidencee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 31 %e0
- Qualifier
- 100 %e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Disease incidence was significantly reduced by the coatings, with ALTE showing the lowest incidence (31 % at 25 days) compared to 100 % in the control.”
t0“tomatoes”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose industrial application of coatings to extend tomato quality and shelf life.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- enhance the quality and shelf life of mature tomato fruitse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This novel edible coating technology can be applied industrially to enhance the quality and shelf life of mature tomato fruits.”
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