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

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 p...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2024-08, Vol.14 (8), p.1659
Main Authors: Guerra, Marcos, Porteous-Álvarez, Alejandra J., Marcelo, Víctor, Sanz, Miguel Angel, Rodríguez-González, Álvaro, Casquero, Pedro Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural ecosystems
Agricultural management
Agriculture
agroecosystems
agronomy
Apple
Apples
Coatings
color
consumer acceptance
Consumers
Edible oils
Environmental impact
Eugenol
Farming
food preservation
Food quality
Fruit rot
Fruits
Fungicides
horticultural science
Lecithin
longevity
Natural & organic foods
oils
organic agriculture
Organic farming
Pesticides
postharvest management
Resveratrol
Scald
scald diseases
Skin
Soybeans
Sucrose
sustainable practices
Weight loss
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy14081659