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Evaluation of carboxymethyl cellulose edible coating enriched with moringa leaf and seed extracts’ performance on maintaining quality and shelf-life of avocado fruit
Article number
1306_43
Pages
335 – 340
Language
English
Abstract
The performance of edible coating treatments composed of 2% moringa leaf (MLE) and seed extracts (MSE) in two levels of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (0.5 and 1%) was investigated on maintaining postharvest quality of ‘Fuerte’ avocado fruit.
Fruit quality measurements were taken on mass loss, firmness, and C-7 sugars during the postharvest storage period.
The treatments had a significant effect on fruit quality.
The MLE + 1% CMC treatment had a lower mass loss and maintained higher D-mannoptulose than the control fruit.
The overall results showed the MLE + 1% CMC had the highest efficacy in fruit physical and biochemical quality aspects, followed by MSE + 1% CMC. In conclusion the study shows that moringa extracts irrespective of the tissue (leaves or seeds) used combined with CMC has an impact on postharvest quality of avocado.
Fruit quality measurements were taken on mass loss, firmness, and C-7 sugars during the postharvest storage period.
The treatments had a significant effect on fruit quality.
The MLE + 1% CMC treatment had a lower mass loss and maintained higher D-mannoptulose than the control fruit.
The overall results showed the MLE + 1% CMC had the highest efficacy in fruit physical and biochemical quality aspects, followed by MSE + 1% CMC. In conclusion the study shows that moringa extracts irrespective of the tissue (leaves or seeds) used combined with CMC has an impact on postharvest quality of avocado.
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Authors
S.Z. Tesfay, A. Mditshwa, L.S. Magwaza
Keywords
avocado, plant extracts, mannoheptulose, firmness
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