Effect of Alginate and Chitosan Edible Coating Enriched with Olive Leaves Extract on the Shelf Life of Sweet Cherries (Prunus avium L.)

Table 1

Total soluble solids and titratable acidity of uncoated and coated fruits after 20 days of storage.

	Days	Total soluble solids (°Brix)	Titratable acidity (mg/100 g)
Control	0	17.83^b ± 1.26	0.51^a ± 0.04
	8	18.32^a ± 0.58	0.46^a ± 0.09
	20	19.16^a ± 0.49	0.39^b ± 0.06
Alginate coating	0	17.83^b ± 1.26	0.51^a ± 0.04
	8	18.29^a ± 0.76	0.46^a ± 0.13
	20	19.05^a ± 0.63	0.41^b ± 0.09
Alginate + olive leaves extract (OLE) coating	0	17.83^b ± 1.26	0.51^a ± 0.04
	8	18.22^a ± 0.39	0.47^a ± 0.03
	20	18.93^a ± 0.96	0.42^b ± 0.10
Chitosan coating	0	17.83^b ± 1.26	0.51^a ± 0.04
	8	18.30^a ± 1.03	0.48^a ± 0.11
	20	18.88^a ± 0.56	0.43^a ± 0.06
Chitosan + OLE coating	0	17.83^b ± 1.26	0.51^a ± 0.04
	8	18.14^a ± 0.79	0.49^a ± 0.12
	20	18.62^a ± 0.46	0.46^a ± 0.04