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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
Volume 87, Issue 6, Pages 2256-2290Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16145
Keywords
edible coating; nanotechnology; postharvest losses; quality; shelf life; sustainable; tomato
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Tomatoes have a short shelf-life and are susceptible to microbial decay and mechanical damage, leading to significant postharvest losses. The use of edible coatings is a promising technology to preserve the quality and prolong the shelf-life of tomatoes. However, there is currently no comprehensive review specifically addressing the requirements of edible coatings for tomatoes. This review aims to provide information on desirable coating properties for tomatoes and summarize recent studies on the application of edible coatings.
Tomato is considered as one of the most grown horticultural crops having a short shelf-life due to its climacteric nature of ripening, susceptibility to postharvest microbial decay, and mechanical damage, resulting in huge postharvest losses. Recently, the use of edible coatings has been seen as a promising environment friendly and sustainable technology for preserving the quality attributes and prolonging the shelf-life of tomato during storage. Although a lot of literature is available on the aspects of edible coating for fresh produce, especially stone and tropical fruits, but there is no dedicated comprehensive review that specifically addresses the requirements of edible coatings for whole fresh tomato. This review aims to provide the information about the desirable coating property requirements specific to tomato and summarizes or analyzes the recent studies conducted on the application of edible coating on tomato. The article also deals with recent trends on utilization of bioactive compounds as well as nanotechnological approaches for improving the performance and functionality of coating materials used for tomato. However, the edible coating technology for tomato is still at infancy state, and adoption of technology on a commercial scale requires economic viability and large-scale consumer acceptability.
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