Abstract
The effects of different concentrations (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5%, w/v) of ginger essential oil (ginger EO) incorporated into a chitosan-based edible coating on the total soluble solids, titratable acid, the microbiological and the sensory quality of fresh-cut sweet potatoes during 6 days of storage (4±1°C) were evaluated. The results show that yeast and mold count and total plate count of coated samples containing ginger EO were significantly (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-216 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Acta Horticulturae |
Issue number | 1319 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2021 |
Keywords
- sweet potato
- fresh-cut
- ginger essential oil
- coating
- quality