The Effects of a Gum Arabic-Based Edible Coating on Guava Fruit Characteristics during Storage
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Abstract
Guava is a nutritious fruit that has perishable behavior during storage. We aimed to determine the influences of some edible coatings (namely, cactus pear stem (10%), moringa (10%), and henna leaf (3%) extracts incorporated with gum Arabic (10%)), on the guava fruits’ properties when stored under ambient and refrigeration temperatures for 7, 14, and 21 days. The results revealed that the coating with gum Arabic (10%) only, or combined with the natural plant extracts, exhibited a significant reduction in weight loss, decay, and rot ratio. Meanwhile, there were notable increases in marketability. Moreover, among all tested treatments, the application of gum Arabic (10%) + moringa extract (10%) was the superior treatment for most studied parameters, and exhibited for the highest values for maintaining firmness, total soluble solids, total sugars, and total antioxidant activity. Overall, it was suggested that coating guava with 10% gum Arabic combined with other plant extracts could maintain the postharvest storage quality of the cold-storage guava.
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OpenAlex topics: Botanical Research and Applications · Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management · Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
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Affiliations
Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Moshtohor), Benha University, Benha 13736, Egypt
Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo 11795, Egypt
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor 13736, Egypt
Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Banha University, Banha 13736, Egypt
Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Benha 13736, Egypt
Pomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Central Lab. of Organic Agriculture, Agriculture Research Center, Giza 12411, Egypt
Biology Department, Collage of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia
Nutrition and Food Science, Home Economics Department, Faculty of Specific Education, Mansura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Northern Border University, Rafha 91911, Saudi Arabia
Tropical Fruits Research Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza 12619, Egypt
Pomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Damietta 34511, Egypt
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Taif University
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