National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
In the present times, fruits have a very high demand not only in India but also in other countries as it contains various vitamins and minerals. As we know, fruits have a limited shelf life leading to post harvest losses affecting consumer preference and marketability. Various methods have been discovered for increasing the shelf life and quality of fruits and ensuring the proper grading, packaging of fruits, and applying coatings on fruits by dipping, spraying etc. Various edible coatings like chitosan, alginate, pectin, Aloe vera etc act as barriers minimize the rate of respiration in fruits thus preventing their decay. These coatings help in reducing moisture loss, controls weight loss and increases antioxidant activity. The addition of substances like antioxidants, antimicrobials help in reducing the postharvest decay in fruits.
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