Research Article
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 | 17.83b ± 1.26 | 0.51a ± 0.04 | 8 | 18.32a ± 0.58 | 0.46a ± 0.09 | 20 | 19.16a ± 0.49 | 0.39b ± 0.06 | Alginate coating | 0 | 17.83b ± 1.26 | 0.51a ± 0.04 | 8 | 18.29a ± 0.76 | 0.46a ± 0.13 | 20 | 19.05a ± 0.63 | 0.41b ± 0.09 | Alginate + olive leaves extract (OLE) coating | 0 | 17.83b ± 1.26 | 0.51a ± 0.04 | 8 | 18.22a ± 0.39 | 0.47a ± 0.03 | 20 | 18.93a ± 0.96 | 0.42b ± 0.10 | Chitosan coating | 0 | 17.83b ± 1.26 | 0.51a ± 0.04 | 8 | 18.30a ± 1.03 | 0.48a ± 0.11 | 20 | 18.88a ± 0.56 | 0.43a ± 0.06 | Chitosan + OLE coating | 0 | 17.83b ± 1.26 | 0.51a ± 0.04 | 8 | 18.14a ± 0.79 | 0.49a ± 0.12 | 20 | 18.62a ± 0.46 | 0.46a ± 0.04 |
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