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Fresh-Cut Mangoes: How to Increase Shelf Life by Using Neem Oil Edible Coating

2022

The mango is the most widely cultivated tropical fruit. Fresh-cut mango is very useful, but it is very perishable. The purpose of this study was to highlight the effects of neem oil on fresh-cut mango fruits kept for 9 days at 4 ± 1 °C and 80 ± 5% relative humidity. The neem plant (Azadirachta indica) has numerous antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Despite this, very few studies have been carried out on neem oil added to edible coatings (EC) to retard ripening processes. Two formulations were tested: EC1 (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose + CaCl2) and EC2 (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose + CaCl2 + neem oil), both compared with an untreated sample (control). Physicochemica…

post-harvestSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni Arboreefresh-cutedible coatingMaterials Chemistrypolysaccharidesfood and beveragesMangifera indica L.post-harvest; edible coating; neem oil; fresh-cut; <i>Mangifera indica</i> L.; polysaccharidesSurfaces and Interfacesneem oilSurfaces Coatings and FilmsSettore AGR/16 - Microbiologia Agraria
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