Effect of Packaging and Coating Technique on Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Raphanus sativus L. and Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Microgreens
| Autor: | N. Srividya, Manjula D. Ghoora |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Health (social science) Raphanus dip-coating Plant Science engineering.material Shelf life LDPE bag lcsh:Chemical technology 01 natural sciences Health Professions (miscellaneous) Microbiology Aloe vera 0404 agricultural biotechnology Coating postharvest quality microgreens lcsh:TP1-1185 Food science biology Chemistry Hibiscus sabdariffa 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Ascorbic acid 040401 food science stomatognathic diseases PET clamshell edible coating engineering Postharvest Respiration rate 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science pre-harvest spray |
| Zdroj: | Foods, Vol 9, Iss 653, p 653 (2020) Foods Volume 9 Issue 5 |
| ISSN: | 2304-8158 |
| Popis: | Microgreens are highly respiring produce characterized by a relatively short shelf-life. In this study, the efficacy of two types of macro-perforated packaging, PET clamshell (PET&ndash CS) and LDPE self-seal bag (LDPE&ndash SSB), was assessed on the postharvest quality and shelf life of radish (RaS) and roselle (HbS) microgreens stored at 5 ° C. Pre-harvest spray treatment (AGSC) was compared with postharvest dip coating (AGDC) using Aloe vera gel (AG) for the first time in microgreens for postharvest quality improvement. PET&ndash CS had a lower physiological loss in weight (PLW), respiration rate (RR), electrolyte leakage (EL), microbial counts (MCs), and higher overall acceptability (OA) than LDPE&ndash SSB. AG-coated microgreens had significantly (p &le 0.05) lesser deteriorative postharvest changes and higher ascorbic acid content than uncoated control. AGSC maintained better OA and postharvest quality than AGDC, especially at the end of the study period in terms of reducing EL, retaining greenness (&minus a*), and chroma value in HbS microgreens. In RaS microgreens, AGSC helped to maintain lower PLW, MC, and higher ascorbic acid levels. AGSC could be suggested as an eco-friendly ergonomic pre-harvest treatment along with PET&ndash CS for enhancement of postharvest quality and shelf life in RaS and HbS microgreens, with a tremendous potential to be extended to other microgreens. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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