Research Article

The Effect of the Application of Edible Coatings on or before Ultraviolet Treatment on Postharvested Longan Fruits

Table 4

The effect of different UV-C and edible coating combinations and sequences (together with control) on the TPC and enzymatic activities (PPO, POD, and PAL) of longan fruit pericarp and pulp.

TreatmentCAR + UVCHI + UVUV + CARUV + CHIControl

DayLongan pericarp

0PP124.87 ± 4.74125.33 ± 5.03125.40 ± 2.78113.80 ± 1.91131.07 ± 1.94
3136.00 ± 1.56134.60 ± 0.40126.33 ± 2.20122.33+2.05162.07 ± 2.57
5154.33 ± 2.37157.73 ± 1.01152.07 ± 1.67142.47 ± 0.46178.80 ± 0.92
7168.13 ± 2.61163.87 ± 2.16160.87 ± 0.31163.33 ± 0.70

0PO20.31 ± 2.1719.93 ± 2.0818.99 ± 2.1320.71 ± 1.8523.82 ± 1.86
321.27 ± 2.3822.49 ± 2.7823.37 ± 2.9421.03 ± 1.4331.23 ± 3.94
520.27 ± 2.3821.91 ± 0.9222.27 ± 3.4723.00 ± 0.7939.33 ± 1.93
722.15 ± 1.5023.59 ± 2.4222.57 ± 1.9323.91 ± 0.31

0PA21.85 ± 1.3620.90 ± 0.4722.23 ± 1.4422.04 ± 1.0325.57 ± 0.53
323.41 ± 1.6123.69 ± 1.4323.64 ± 0.2623.48 ± 1.1926.22 ± 0.45
528.88 ± 0.6623.91 ± 0.4526.93 ± 1.3923.87 ± 0.8121.43 ± 0.38
730.98 ± 0.8525.38 ± 1.2927.83 ± 1.4023.99 ± 1.30

0TP4.37 ± 0.014.37 ± 0.114.67 ± 0.064.55 ± 0.094.17 ± 0.10
34.47 ± 0.054.42 ± 0.035.00 ± 0.074.71 ± 0.153.93 ± 0.13
53.98 ± 0.113.84 ± 0.104.20 ± 0.143.89 ± 0.113.00 ± 0.13
73.28 ± 0.103.04 ± 0.063.87 ± 0.03.45 ± 0.16

LONGAN PULP

0PP28.33 ± 3.0830.93 ± 1.5027.73 ± 3.8424.20 ± 1.5628.16 ± 1.12
329.93 ± 0.4232.20 ± 0.7228.87 ± 1.2929.20 ± 0.5333.12 ± 1.05
545.13 ± 1.8542.73 ± 0.9942.27 ± 0.9236.53 ± 2.5737.65 ± 1.44
738.80 ± 5.1742.87 ± 5.6037.20 ± 5.4434.20 ± 2.82

0PO0.10 ± 0.000.11 ± 0.010.09 ± 0.010.09 ± 0.010.17 ± 0.03
30.11 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.010.10 ± 0.020.11 ± 0.010.27 ± 0.03
50.13 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.010.11 ± 0.010.12 ± 0.020.37 ± 0.03
70.19 ± 0.030.19 ± 0.030.13 ± 0.010.15 ± 0.01

0PA2.42 ± 0.112.50 ± 0.112.38 ± 0.142.43 ± 0.202.77 ± 0.13
32.49 ± 0.482.53 ± 0.462.38 ± 0.122.51 ± 0.222.77 ± 0.21
52.49 ± 0.292.51 ± 0.052.55 ± 0.302.53 ± 0.292.77 ± 0.24
72.95 ± 0.192.81 ± 0.082.87 ± 0.18 2.81 ± 0.34

0TP0.72 ± 0.020.75 ± 0.020.74 ± 0.030.74 ± 0.010.67 ± 0.05
30.82 ± 0.050.81 ± 0.030.83 ± 0.050.80 ± 0.070.78 ± 0.04
50.81 ± 0.050.81 ± 0.020.86 ± 0.040.81 ± 0.030.81 ± 0.02
70.88 ± 0.010.85 ± 0.050.90 ± 0.020.88 ± 0.03

Different lowercase letter indicates significant difference at in each storage day within PPO, POD, PAL, or TPC in longan fruit pericarp or pulp; different uppercase letter indicates significant difference at in each treatment within PPO, POD, PAL, or TPC in longan fruit pericarp or pulp; : activity (U/g fw); : content (mg/g GAE fw); CAR: carrageenan; CHI: chitosan; UV: ultraviolet-treated; PPO: polyphenol oxidase; POD: peroxidase; PAL: phenylalanine ammonia lyase; TPC: total phenolic content; control: fruits not subjected to coating or UV irradiation.