Abstract
Abstract Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a widely consumed vegetable known for its taste and nutritional value, but it faces significant postharvest losses. This study evaluated the effects of various coating methods using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at levels of 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1%, and chitosan (CS) at 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%, alongside untreated and water-washed controls, on the physicochemical properties of postharvest tomatoes during storage. Significant differences were observed in fruit weight loss, firmness, lycopene content, total phenols, flavonoids, antioxidant activity, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) levels, vitamin C content, and pH across the treatments over 40 days. Notably, the 1.5% CS treatment was the most effective, resulting in a 35% reduction in weight loss, 20% higher firmness, and significantly increased lycopene and vitamin C levels compared to controls. CMC treatments also reduced weight loss but were less effective in maintaining firmness and antioxidant levels. Overall, CS coatings demonstrated superior benefits in preserving fruit quality, indicating their potential as effective postharvest treatments.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Coating methods with CMC and chitosan differed significantly across treatments in fruit weight loss, firmness, lycopene content and total phenols over 40 days.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- coating methods using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)e0
- Outcome
- fruit weight loss, firmness, lycopene content, total phenolse1
- Qualifier
- over 40 dayse1
- Comparator
- untreated and water-washed controlse0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e0“coating methods using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at levels of 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1%, and chitosan (CS) at 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%, alongside untreated and water-washed controls”
e1“Significant differences were observed in fruit weight loss, firmness, lycopene content, total phenols, flavonoids, antioxidant activity, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) levels, vitamin C content, and pH across the treatments over 40 days”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1.5% CS treatment reduced fruit weight loss by 35% compared with controls.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 1.5% CS treatmente2
- Outcome
- weight losse2
- Direction
- reductione2
- Value
- 35%e2
- Comparator
- controlse2
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Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e2“Notably, the 1.5% CS treatment was the most effective, resulting in a 35% reduction in weight loss, 20% higher firmness, and significantly increased lycopene and vitamin C levels compared to controls”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1.5% CS treatment increased fruit firmness by 20% compared with controls.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 1.5% CS treatmente2
- Outcome
- firmnesse2
- Direction
- highere2
- Value
- 20%e2
- Comparator
- controlse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e2“Notably, the 1.5% CS treatment was the most effective, resulting in a 35% reduction in weight loss, 20% higher firmness, and significantly increased lycopene and vitamin C levels compared to controls”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1.5% CS treatment significantly increased lycopene content compared with controls.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 1.5% CS treatmente2
- Outcome
- lycopenee2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- controlse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e2“Notably, the 1.5% CS treatment was the most effective, resulting in a 35% reduction in weight loss, 20% higher firmness, and significantly increased lycopene and vitamin C levels compared to controls”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1.5% CS treatment significantly increased vitamin C levels compared with controls.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 1.5% CS treatmente2
- Outcome
- vitamin C levelse2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- controlse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e2“Notably, the 1.5% CS treatment was the most effective, resulting in a 35% reduction in weight loss, 20% higher firmness, and significantly increased lycopene and vitamin C levels compared to controls”
Claim · model-written summary
The CMC treatments reduced fruit weight loss.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CMC treatmentse5
- Outcome
- weight losse5
- Direction
- reducede5
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e5“CMC treatments also reduced weight loss but were less effective in maintaining firmness and antioxidant levels”
Claim · model-written summary
The CMC treatments were less effective than CS coatings in maintaining fruit firmness and antioxidant levels.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CMC treatmentse5
- Outcome
- maintaining firmness and antioxidant levelse5
- Direction
- less effectivee5
- Comparator
- CS coatingse6
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Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e5“CMC treatments also reduced weight loss but were less effective in maintaining firmness and antioxidant levels”
e6“Overall, CS coatings demonstrated superior benefits in preserving fruit quality”
Claim · model-written summary
CS coatings were superior in preserving tomato fruit quality during storage.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CS coatingse6
- Outcome
- preserving fruit qualitye6
- Direction
- superior benefitse6
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“tomato fruits”
e6“Overall, CS coatings demonstrated superior benefits in preserving fruit quality”
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