naa a22 4500 510724094 CHVBK 20180411082928.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11947-011-0704-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11947-011-0704-6 Effect of Osmotic Dehydration and Pectin Edible Coatings on Quality and Shelf Life of Fresh-Cut Melon [Elektronische Daten] [Cristhiane Ferrari, Claire Sarantópoulos, Sandra Carmello-Guerreiro, Miriam Hubinger] The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of osmotic dehydration and pectin edible coating on quality parameters of fresh-cut melon. Fruits were osmodehydrated in 40°Bx sucrose solution containing 0.5% calcium lactate or dipped in 0.5% calcium lactate solutions. Then, samples were coated with 1% pectin. Melon pieces dipped in sanitizing solution (nontreated sample) were used as control. Weight loss, respiration rate, firmness, color parameters (lightness, chroma, and whiteness index), sensory acceptance, microbial growth, and structural changes of fruits were evaluated during storage at 5°C for 14days. The shelf life of the control sample was limited to 9days due to microbial growth and sensory rejection, while treated samples showed a shelf life of 14days. Higher preservation of firmness in coated samples was attributed to the action of calcium salt on melon structure, causing a strengthening of the cell wall. Calcium lactate also inhibited microbial growth along storage, improving microbiological stability of fresh-cut melon. The use of calcium lactate dips and pectin edible coatings hindered weight loss and maintained fruit color characteristics during the storage time. However, these pretreatments probably masked melon taste, reducing the sensory acceptance scores at the end of shelf life study. The combination of osmotic dehydration and pectin coatings was a good preservation alternative for fresh-cut melon, since it improved fruit sensory acceptance, promoting the reduction of product respiration rate, as well as the maintenance of quality parameters during 14days. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Melon nationallicence Calcium lactate nationallicence Polysaccharide-based coatings nationallicence Shelf life nationallicence Quality nationallicence Osmotic dehydration nationallicence Ferrari Cristhiane Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, CEP 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Sarantópoulos Claire Packaging Technology Center, Institute of Food Technology (ITAL), Av. Brasil 2880, CEP 13070-178, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Carmello-Guerreiro Sandra Department of Botany, Biology Institute, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6109, CEP 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Hubinger Miriam Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, CEP 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut Food and Bioprocess Technology Springer-Verlag 6/1(2013-01-01), 80-91 1935-5130 6:1<80 2013 6 11947 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-011-0704-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-011-0704-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ferrari Cristhiane Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, CEP 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sarantópoulos Claire Packaging Technology Center, Institute of Food Technology (ITAL), Av. Brasil 2880, CEP 13070-178, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carmello-Guerreiro Sandra Department of Botany, Biology Institute, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6109, CEP 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hubinger Miriam Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, CEP 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Food and Bioprocess Technology Springer-Verlag 6/1(2013-01-01), 80-91 1935-5130 6:1<80 2013 6 11947 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer