Abstract
ABSTRACT The labour‐intensive process of extracting arils from the pomegranate fruit has given rise to the demand for ‘ready‐to‐eat’ pomegranate arils due to their aesthetic appeal and convenience in consumption. However, the arils are prone to rapid quality deterioration due to various factors such as microbial contamination and moisture loss; therefore, there is a need for techniques to preserve their quality. This study, thus, evaluated the use of an Aloe ferox (AF)‐based edible coating enriched with encapsulated raspberry pomace powder (ERPP) to maintain quality and extend the shelf life of pomegranate arils (cv. Wonderful) during cold storage. Treatments included control (distilled water), AF (3%), AF (3%) + ERPP (0.3%), and AF (3%) + ERPP (0.6%). The findings demonstrated that all coating treatments showed improved effectiveness in minimizing weight loss and respiration rate while preserving texture, TSS, and TPC compared to the control treatment. Among the coating treatments, the combination of AF with 0.3% ERPP showed superior efficacy in preserving the quality of pomegranate arils compared to AF alone or AF with 0.6% ERPP. This eco‐friendly coating shows potential for commercial application and warrants further investigation.
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Claim · model-written summary
All coating treatments minimized aril weight loss and respiration rate versus water control.
- Taxon
- Pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Organ / stage
- Arilst0
- Treatment
- all coating treatmentse0
- Outcome
- weight loss and respiration ratee0
- Direction
- minimizinge0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
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Verbatim
e0“all coating treatments showed improved effectiveness in minimizing weight loss and respiration rate while preserving texture, TSS, and TPC compared to the control treatment”
t0“Pomegranate Arils”
Claim · model-written summary
All coatings preserved texture, TSS and TPC versus control.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Organ / stage
- Arilst0
- Treatment
- all coating treatmentse0
- Outcome
- texture, TSS, and TPCe0
- Direction
- preservinge0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“all coating treatments showed improved effectiveness in minimizing weight loss and respiration rate while preserving texture, TSS, and TPC compared to the control treatment”
t0“Pomegranate Arils”
Claim · model-written summary
AF with 0.3% ERPP preserved aril quality better than AF alone or AF with 0.6% ERPP.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- AF with 0.3% ERPPe0
- Outcome
- quality of pomegranate arilse0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Comparator
- AF alone or AF with 0.6% ERPPe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combination of AF with 0.3% ERPP showed superior efficacy in preserving the quality of pomegranate arils compared to AF alone or AF with 0.6% ERPP”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors see potential commercial application for this coating.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- potential for commercial application and warrants further investigatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This eco‐friendly coating shows potential for commercial application and warrants further investigation.”
t0“Pomegranate Arils”
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