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- Title
Improvement of the Performance of Chitosan— Aloe vera Coatings by Adding Beeswax on Postharvest Quality of Mango Fruit.
- Authors
Amin, Usman; Khan, Muhammad Kashif Iqbal; Khan, Muhammad Usman; Ehtasham Akram, Muhammad; Pateiro, Mirian; Lorenzo, José M.; Maan, Abid Aslam
- Abstract
The effect of the application of chitosan–Aloe vera coatings emulsified with beeswax (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2%) during storage of Mangifera indica L. (cv Anwar Ratol) was investigated. Particle size of emulsions was reduced significantly with an increase in beeswax concentration. Water vapor permeability of the coatings was reduced by 43.7% with an increase in concentration of beeswax to 2%. The coated mangoes (at all concentrations of beeswax) exhibited reduced weight loss, delayed firmness loss, minimized pH change, maintained the total soluble solid contents, and retained free radical scavenging activity and total phenolic contents when stored at 18 °C and 75 ± 5% R.H. The best results were produced with a formulation containing 2.0% beeswax. Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and Aloe vera coatings were also improved with an increase in beeswax concentration and remarkably reduced the disease incidence in mangoes. In conclusion, beeswax-emulsified chitosan–Aloe vera coatings can be effectively used to increase the shelf life and marketable period of mangoes.
- Subjects
ALOE vera; BEESWAX; FRUIT quality; CHITOSAN; SURFACE coatings; MANGO
- Publication
Foods, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 10, p2240
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods10102240