Abstract
Climacteric type muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) are highly perishable and susceptible to moisture loss and decay during storage and transport, and possess very short storage life under ambient conditions. The present study was carried out during 2021 to 2023 at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka to study the effect of different edible coatings in combination with cold storage on various physico-chemical parameters of muskmelon. Muskmelon cv. Arka Siri was coated with different edible coatings, viz. shellac based (NISA, Ranchi formulation), sodium alginate (1%), chitosan (1%) and gum arabica (5%) along with control. The experiment was laid out in a factorial completely randomised design (FCRD). The results revealed that muskmelon fruits coated with shellac based formulation had least physiological loss in weight, lower respiration rate and lower ethylene production during storage at 10°C. The shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters such as total soluble solid (8.53%), acidity, ascorbic acid (4.66 mg/100 g), sugars, total carotenoids (2034.14 µg/100 g), total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity of muskmelon fruits and extended the storage life to 21 days compared to 14 days in control when stored at 10°C. Muskmelon fruits coated with shellac based coating were much appreciated for their appearance, flavour, taste and overall acceptability by the panelists.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating gave the least physiological weight loss in stored muskmelon.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis meloe0 - Treatment
- shellac based formulatione0
- Outcome
- physiological loss in weighte0
- Direction
- leaste0
- Setting
- 10°Ce0
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Verbatim
e0“muskmelon fruits coated with shellac based formulation had least physiological loss in weight, lower respiration rate and lower ethylene production during storage at 10°C”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating lowered muskmelon respiration rate and ethylene production during storage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- shellac based formulatione0
- Outcome
- respiration rate and lower ethylene productione0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Setting
- 10°Ce0
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Verbatim
e0“muskmelon fruits coated with shellac based formulation had least physiological loss in weight, lower respiration rate and lower ethylene production during storage at 10°C”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating maintained the highest mean firmness in muskmelon.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- mean firmnesse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“The shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating maintained muskmelon total soluble solids at 8.53%.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- total soluble solide0
- Direction
- maintaine0
- Value
- 8.53%e0
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Verbatim
e0“shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters such as total soluble solid (8.53%), acidity, ascorbic acid (4.66 mg/100 g)”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating maintained muskmelon ascorbic acid at 4.66 mg/100 g.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide0
- Direction
- maintaine0
- Value
- 4.66 mg/100 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters such as total soluble solid (8.53%), acidity, ascorbic acid (4.66 mg/100 g)”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating maintained muskmelon carotenoids at 2034.14 µg/100 g.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- total carotenoidse0
- Direction
- maintaine0
- Value
- 2034.14 µg/100 ge0
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Verbatim
e0“shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters such as total soluble solid (8.53%), acidity, ascorbic acid (4.66 mg/100 g), sugars, total carotenoids (2034.14 µg/100 g)”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating maintained muskmelon acidity and sugars.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- aciditye0
- Direction
- maintaine0
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Verbatim
e0“shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters such as total soluble solid (8.53%), acidity, ascorbic acid (4.66 mg/100 g), sugars”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating maintained muskmelon total phenolics and antioxidant activity.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- total phenolic content and total antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- maintaine0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness and biochemical parameters such as total soluble solid (8.53%), acidity, ascorbic acid (4.66 mg/100 g), sugars, total carotenoids (2034.14 µg/100 g), total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Shellac coating extended muskmelon storage life to 21 days versus 14 days in controls at 10°C.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge1
- Outcome
- storage lifee0
- Direction
- extendede0
- Value
- 21 dayse0
- Qualifier
- 14 dayse0
- Comparator
- controle0
- Setting
- 10°Ce0
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Verbatim
e0“extended the storage life to 21 days compared to 14 days in control when stored at 10°C”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo)”
e1“shellac based coating was able to maintain highest mean firmness”
Claim · model-written summary
Panelists appreciated the appearance, flavour, taste and overall acceptability of shellac-coated muskmelon.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- shellac based coatinge0
- Outcome
- appearance, flavour, taste and overall acceptabilitye0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon fruits coated with shellac based coating were much appreciated for their appearance, flavour, taste and overall acceptability by the panelists”
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