Edible Oil-Based Coatings Preserve Quality of Organic Apple cv. ‘Golden Delicious’ during Storage-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Edible Oil-Based Coatings Preserve Quality of Organic Apple cv. ‘Golden Delicious’ during Storage

Published:2024-07-29 Issue:8 Volume:14 Page:1659
ISSN:2073-4395
Container-title:Agronomy
language:en
Short-container-title:Agronomy

Author:

Guerra Marcos¹^ORCID,Porteous-Álvarez Alejandra J.²^ORCID,Marcelo Víctor³^ORCID,Sanz Miguel Angel⁴^ORCID,Rodríguez-González Álvaro²^ORCID,Casquero Pedro Antonio²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Grupo Universitario de Investigación en Ingeniería y Agricultura Sostenible (GUIIAS), Escuela de Ingeniería Agraria y Forestal, Campus de Ponferrada, Universidad de León, Avenida de Astorga s/n, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain

2. Grupo Universitario de Investigación en Ingeniería y Agricultura Sostenible (GUIIAS), Instituto de Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad (INMARENBIO), Escuela de Ingeniería Agraria y Forestal (EIAF), Universidad de León, Avenida de Portugal 41, 24071 León, Spain

3. Dpto. Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, Avda. Astorga s/n, 24001 Ponferrada, Spain

4. Laboratorio de Análisis Sensorial, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León-Junta de Castilla y León, Ctra, Burgos km 119, 47071 Valladolid, Spain

Abstract

The effects of edible coatings on the quality of organic apple cv. ‘Golden delicious’ during storage were investigated. Following harvest, the fruits were treated by dipping in various coatings: Nutropit® (14% CaO), Nutropit®+Xedabio (soybean lecithin-based (E322), 0.8%), Bioxeda (an eugenol-based product containing clove oil, 0.8%), Nutropit®+Bioxeda, and Semperfresh (SemperfreshTM, a sucrose-ester based coating, 1%). Organically grown apple cv. ‘Golden delicious’ treated with edible oil-based coatings Xedabio or Bioxeda, combined with Nutropit®, improved postharvest longevity as they effectively delayed color changes in the fruit, and reduced weight loss, shriveling, superficial scald, and rot incidence. Additionally, the combined treatments minimized synthetic pesticide input in the apple agroecosystem, resulting in fruit with zero residues—a critical factor in organic apple production—while maintaining high consumer acceptance.

Funder

Universidad de León

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/8/1659/pdf

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