Understanding the effects of chitosan, chia mucilage, levan based composite coatings on the shelf life of sweet cherry. (1st August 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mujtaba, Muhammad; Ali, Qasid; Yilmaz, Bahar Akyuz; Seckin Kurubas, Mehmet; Ustun, Hayri; Erkan, Mustafa; Kaya, Murat; Cicek, Mehmet; Oner, Ebru Toksoy
• Is Part Of: Food chemistry. Volume 416(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-08-01
• Subjects: Cherry -- Coating -- Chitosan -- Mucilage -- Levan; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Food -- Composition -- Periodicals; 664
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135816
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0308-8146

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Chitosan, chia mucilage and levan based composite coatings for sweet cherry. Highlights: Sweet cherry fruits are prone to quality and quantity loss in shelf-life. Fruits were coated with chitosan, mucilage, levan in different combination. Coated fruits were studied in cold and shelf-life conditions. Coatings preserved the shelf-life parameters of coated fruits until 30 th day. This study demonstrated the commercial potential of newly developed edible coating. Abstract: Sweet cherry ( Prunus avium L.) fruits are prone to quality and quantity loss in shelf-life conditions and cold storage due to their short post-harvest life. Until now efforts have been made to extend the shelf life of the sweet cherry. However, an efficient and commercially scalable process remains elusive. To contribute to this challenge, here in this study, biobased composite coatings consisting of chitosan, mucilage, and levan, were applied on sweet cherry fruits and tested for postharvest parameters in both market and cold storage conditions. Results demonstrated that the shelf life of sweet cherries can be extended until the 30 th day while retaining important post-harvest properties like decreased weight loss, fungal deterioration, increased stem removal force, total flavonoid, l -ascorbic acid, and oxalic acid. Given the cost-effectiveness of the polymers used, the findings of this study indicate the feasibility of extending the shelf-life of sweet cherries on a larger scale.