Department of Baking Technology and Management, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, No.1, Songhe Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City 81271, Taiwan.
Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
Molecules. 2019 May 25;24(10):2008. doi: 10.3390/molecules24102008.
The effect of fish gelatin and chitosan coatings on the physicochemical characteristics of fresh-cut apples ( Mill.), stored at 5 °C and 22 °C, was investigated. Chitosan provided an effective control for microbial growth, maintained firmness during 4 days of storage at room temperature (22 °C), and 12 days at refrigerator (5 °C). The results indicated that chitosan coating caused a significant decrease ( < 0.05) in the * value of cube color of cut apples. Fish gelatin-chitosan coatings mitigated the * value and decrease in hue angle of the cut apple samples, at cold storage. Experimental results showed that fish gelatin-chitosan and chitosan coatings, can be used to mitigate the formation of vitamin C, due to respiration, microbial growth, and weight loss at cold storage. Fish gelatin-chitosan coating might be a better combination for maintaining appearance and extending shelf-life of cut apples, compared to only chitosan coatings.
研究了鱼明胶和壳聚糖涂层对冷藏(5°C)和室温(22°C)下贮藏的鲜切苹果(Mill.)理化特性的影响。壳聚糖对微生物的生长有很好的控制作用,在室温(22°C)贮藏 4 天和在冰箱(5°C)贮藏 12 天内都能保持硬度。结果表明,壳聚糖涂层显著降低了(<0.05)鲜切苹果的 L值。鱼明胶-壳聚糖涂层可以缓解冷藏过程中鲜切苹果样品 L值和色调角的降低。实验结果表明,鱼明胶-壳聚糖和壳聚糖涂层可以抑制维生素 C 的形成,这是由于冷藏过程中的呼吸、微生物生长和失重。与仅使用壳聚糖涂层相比,鱼明胶-壳聚糖涂层可能是一种更好的组合,用于保持鲜切苹果的外观和延长货架期。