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FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 33-43Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1082013212469617
Keywords
Almond gum; gum arabic; coatings; tomato; shelf-life; sensory evaluation
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- Higher Ministry of Education and Scientific Research
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The use of coatings is a technique used to increase postharvest life of the fruit. Almond gum exudate was used, in comparison with gum arabic, at concentrations of 10% as a novel edible coating, to preserve the quality parameters of tomato (Solanumlycopersicum). Fruits were harvested at the mature-green stage of ripening. Results showed that the coatings delayed significantly (p<0.05) the changes in color, weight loss, firmness, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, soluble solids concentration, and decay percentage compared to uncoated control fruits. Sensory evaluation proved the efficacy of 10% almond gum and gum arabic coatings to maintain the overall quality of tomato fruits during storage period (20 days). In addition, the difference between gum arabic and almond gum coatings was not significant (p>0.05) except for pulp color. Therefore, we can suggest the use of almond gum exudate as a novel edible coating extends the shelf-life of tomato fruits on postharvest.
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